Book Deserts

The Consequences of Income Segregation on Children’s Access to Print

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10856488
AutoresSusan B Neuman (0000-0002-3065-1678, New York University, New York City, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia), Naomi Moland (New York University, New York City, NY, USA), Naomi A Moland (New York University)
Año2019
Volumen54
Número1
Páginas126-147
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0042085916654525
OpenAlexW2461436569
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas30
Referencias citadas25

We examine the influence of income segregation on a resource vital to young children’s development: a family’s access to books in early childhood. Income segregation reflects the growing economic segregation of neighborhoods for people living in privilege (1%) compared with those in poverty or near-poverty (20%). After describing recent demographic shifts, we examine access to print for children in six urban neighborhoods. Results indicate stark disparities in access to print for those living in concentrated poverty. We argue that such neighborhoods constitute “book deserts,” which may seriously constrain young children’s opportunities to come to school “ready to learn.”

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Low income · Political science · Poverty · Privilege (computing) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Library Science and Administration · Reading and Literacy Development