Changing households and changing cities, 1970–1980

This article is adapted from a paper the author presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York City in 1986. An earlier draft was improved by the comments of John D. Kasarda of the University of North Carolina and two anonymous referees. Helpful advice was also provided by Anthony J. La Greca and John C. Henretta when the study was undertaken as an M.A. thesis at the University of Florida.

Abstract

Applying urban ecological theory, this article examines the extent to which patterns of household location changed during 1970–1980. Households that tended to concentrate in the central city in 1970 (nonfamily households and female-headed families) exhibited a penchant for suburban residence in 1980. Married couples with children, meanwhile, remained largely deconcentrated. The degree to which married couples with children were residentially segregated from the other households changed little over the period.

Notes

This article is adapted from a paper the author presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York City in 1986. An earlier draft was improved by the comments of John D. Kasarda of the University of North Carolina and two anonymous referees. Helpful advice was also provided by Anthony J. La Greca and John C. Henretta when the study was undertaken as an M.A. thesis at the University of Florida.