hypersegregation

Examples of hypersegregation in the following topics:

• The Growth of Suburbs

  • With the growth of the suburbs in the early and mid-20th century, a pattern of hypersegregation – a form of racial segregation that consists of the geographical grouping of racial groups – emerged.
  • As industry began to move out of the inner-city, the African American residents lost the stable industrial jobs that initially brought them there, forcing them to stay in the area to create the inner-city ghettos that make up the core of hypersegregation.