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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > community and urban issues > barrio
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > globalization (economics) > economics and stratification > barrio
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban places > barrio
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban places > barrio

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barrio  

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  • Barrio is a conventional term for Latina/o communities. They have been fundamental to cities since the mid-1800s and were influenced by racism and segregation in relation to residential patterns in U.S. cities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Barrio]

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