Latino Spatial and Structural Assimilation

Close Intergroup Friendships among Houston-Area Latinos

Bibliographic Data

ID3635369
AuthorsMarcus L Britton (0000-0003-1171-0895, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume40
Issue8
Pages1192-1216
Publication date2014-08-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1369183x.2013.858017
OpenAlexW2027192488
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited41

This article examines the cross-sectional association between spatial and structural assimilation among Latino adults in Harris County, Texas, USA. Prior studies have produced little evidence of any significant association between the racial/ethnic composition of Latinos' neighbourhoods and their social networks, particularly net of controls for socio-economic status (SES). But prior studies have failed to distinguish social ties that are either weak or exceptional from strong, systematic ties that may be more indicative of social integration, ignored the racial/ethnic diversity in Latinos' neighbourhoods and networks, or both. Negative binomial and multinomial logit analyses predicting close intergroup friendships among Latinos were conducted using data from the 2006 Houston Area Survey. Net of acculturation and SES, Latinos who lived in neighbourhoods that provided greater exposure to non-Hispanic whites were more likely to have non-Hispanic whites among their three closest friends than those who lived in Latino enclaves. Neighbourhood diversity, particularly among non-white residents, was also associated with diverse friendship networks among Latinos. Implications for the relationship between Latino spatial and structural assimilation are discussed

Acculturation · Ethnic group · Friendship · Geography · Immigration · Interpersonal ties · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology

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