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Policymakers at last are coming to recognize the connection
between the breakdown of American families and various social
problems. The unfolding debate over welfare reform, for instance,
has been shaped by the wide acceptance in recent years that
children born into single-parent families are much more likely than
children of intact families to fall into poverty and welfare
dependence themselves in later years. These children, in fact, face
a daunting array of problems.
While this link between illegitimacy and chronic welfare
dependency now is better understood, policymakers also need to
appreciate another strong and disturbing pattern evident in
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A new study looking at the patterns of movement from 400,000 people offers fresh insights into how a neighborhood s economic conditions mixed with the mobility patterns of its residents and visitors relates to the well-being of the neighborhood and can serve as a predictor of violence.
The analysis, published in the
American Sociological Review, develops the concept of neighborhoods that have a triple disadvantage. These are neighborhoods that score high on common traits measuring disadvantage such as concentrated poverty, unemployment, and how many residents receive public assistance but also have deep connections with similarly disadvantaged neighborhoods through its resident s own mobility and through mobility into the neighborhood from around the city. The authors suggest these networks are formed through everyday movements, such as going to work, leisure activities, or visiting friends or family. Overall, the theory argues that a neighborhood s well-being de