Life-course Trajectories of Experienced Segregation Across Multiple Domains

Maël Lecoursonnais , Linköping University
Selcan Mutgan, Linköping University

While traditional segregation research has been compartmentalized, focusing on specific domains such as schools or neighborhoods, recent scholarship emphasizes the interdependencies between these domains. Moreover, insights from neighborhood effects studies underscore the enduring impact of childhood context on adulthood. Combining these two approaches, we investigate how segregation over multiple domains collectively shapes the life-course trajectories of individuals. We use Swedish microdata to measure exposure to affluence and poverty for a class cohort and their household members at school, university, workplace, and their neighborhood for over 27 years. This way, we create both individual and household-level exposure measures to account for the spillover effects. This study is the first to assess the joint role of extra-domestic and household segregation in shaping an individual’s experienced segregation over the life-course. Early results indicate that both household and extra-domestic segregation levels are correlated with, but not limited to, residential segregation.

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 Presented in Session 114. Internal Migration, Spatial Inequalities and Segregation