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racial segregation  

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  • Although racial segregation is inherently a geographic phenomenon, social scientists from numerous disciplines continue to contribute to the research literature. Today, racial residential segregation researchers make their homes in numerous disciplines such as geography, sociology, demography, political science, and urban studies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Racial Segregation]

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