For poor families, the possession of assets—savings accounts, homes, and the like—has the
potential not only to relieve some of the stress of living in poverty but also to make a better …

In the decade following the housing crisis, Americans remain enthusiastic about the
prospect of owning a home. Homeownership is a symbol of status attainment in the United …

This article develops a conceptual framework of neighborhood crime dynamics based on a
synthesis of criminology and neighborhood change literatures which suggests that …

Past research has consistently suggested that residentially segregated communities tend to
be more socially cohesive, but why? We use an agent-based model of neighborhood social …

Concerns about safety and perceived threats have been considered responsible for lower
use of parks in high-poverty neighborhoods. To quantify the role of perceived threats on park …

Moving from one country to another involves not only separation from the country of origin,
but also the tiring process of integration into a new physical, institutional, and sociocultural …

The recent housing crisis and ensuing economic recession have been unprecedented in
modern times. The loss of wealth due to the decline in value of real estate has been …

In the neighborhood effects literature, collective efficacy is viewed as the key explanatory
process associated with the spatial distribution of a range of social problems. While many …

Using data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey and its companion
datasets, we examined how neighborhood disorder, perceived danger and both individually …

Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship of engagement in social and cognitive
activities and social support with the sense of community (SOC) and its components among …