Brooklyn and the World: A Globalization Module

Professor Timothy Shortell
Sociology Department, Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Changing Population
in New York City

See if you can correctly answer the following questions. You won't be completely on your own, though. One of the great sociologists of the twentieth century, Professor Emile Durkheim, will assist you.

 

1. Which race groups increased relative to the total population?
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
All of the above

2. Which group grew most rapidly?
Whites
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians

3. Which is the largest minority group in the city?
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
You can't tell from the table.

4. According to the index of dissimilarity for 2000, which two groups are most likely to live in the same neighborhood?
Whites-Blacks
Blacks-Hispanics
Whites-Asians
Blacks-Asians

5. According to the index of dissimilarity for 2000, which two groups are least likely to live in the same neighborhood?
Whites-Blacks
Blacks-Hispanics
Whites-Asians
Blacks-Asians

Professor Durkheim says:

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