WDW151H1 Lecture 3: Migration and Immigration
12 May 2018
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Individual actions can have major social implications
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Each neighbour that moved not only affected the neighbourhood they left, but
impacted the neighbourhood they joined --> like Global Migration Crisis
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If each neighbour is content, segregated community --> but was not their
objective
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Each piece preferred to be in a minority, nobody wanted segregated outcome,
but that is outcome they got based on individual preferences
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Process: of segregation or aggregation (herding, people coming together)?
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Spontaneous Transformation of Social Order
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Public opinion polls showed that people preferred to live in integrated
communities
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But there were a lot of segregated communities --> explosive social /
political issue in USA
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Maybe people lie on public opinion polls?
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There is some other factor causing segregation (law)?
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Realized other kinds of social clustering, not just based on race -->
retirees in Florida, Young families in social clusters, gentrification moving
into particular area
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How social order transforms spontaneously, how does segregation
happen?
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go to neighbourhood and ask people why they've moved there
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Qualitative:
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get census data, look at communities to determine which
communities are more integrated, which are segregated --> doesn't
tell people why segregation occurs, doesn't answer question
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Quantitative:
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Forms a model of society --> known as Game Theory
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Maybe its not segregation but aggregation, people wanting to live
together with like-minded people
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Need a different approach to integrate communities
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Demonstrates "tipping", tipping in --> new neighbour moves into
community (tips social order in that community), and tipping out -->
moving out of community
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The entrance of a few minorities transforms the new community -->
causes some other minorities to leave, making room for others to move
in.
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Herding and tipping = homogeneous communities or "enclaves" (cosmos)
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Evolves spontaneously '
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Enclave: Area with a concentration of a particular ethnic or religious
group and a cluster of commercial and institutional activities associated
with this group
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Thomas Shelling
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Neighbourhood Migration Game
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Lecture 1.3: Migration and Immigration
September 28, 2016
10:00 AM
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Document Summary
Each neighbour that moved not only affected the neighbourhood they left, but impacted the neighbourhood they joined --> like global migration crisis. If each neighbour is content, segregated community --> but was not their objective. Each piece preferred to be in a minority, nobody wanted segregated outcome, but that is outcome they got based on individual preferences. Public opinion polls showed that people preferred to live in integrated communities. But there were a lot of segregated communities --> explosive social / political issue in usa. Realized other kinds of social clustering, not just based on race --> retirees in florida, young families in social clusters, gentrification moving into particular area. Qualitative: go to neighbourhood and ask people why they"ve moved there get census data, look at communities to determine which communities are more integrated, which are segregated --> doesn"t tell people why segregation occurs, doesn"t answer question. Forms a model of society --> known as game theory.
