Isolated worlds: urban segregation and inequality in Mexico City

Authors

  • Gonzalo Saraví Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612008000300005

Keywords:

social inequality, segregation

Abstract

What does urban segregation mean in México and what are its implications for this particular context? This article poses these two questions. Our response is based on the hypothesis of the "co-existence of isolated worlds." In order to support and develop this hypothesis, the author analyses the relationship between the objective and symbolic dimensions of urban segregation. The analysis is based on secondary data and semi-structured interviews with young people from poor and stigmatized neighborhoods in México City.

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Published

2008-12-02

How to Cite

Saraví, G. (2008). Isolated worlds: urban segregation and inequality in Mexico City. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 34(103). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612008000300005