Neighborhood Transitions in Multiethnic/Racial Contexts

:Several recent analyses have suggested that the old model of neighborhood transition no longer holds true in large metropolitan areas in the late 20th century. The argument follows that there are increasing instances of neighborhood ethnic stability. A test of this hypothesis in the Los Angeles metropolitan area with 1990 census data at both the tract and block level suggests considerable caution in accepting the notion of stable racially mixed neighborhoods. The rate of succession seems to be related to overall levels of demographic change and the level of multiethnic integration, by at least one measure, is quite low.