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...Poverty is seen as major risk factor for a number of outcomes on adolescents,” Sampson said. “This has led to major policy changes in the United States and a new set of academic studies to try to understand...
According to Sampson, the study focuses on the impact that mixed-income neighborhoods have on residents’ “physical and mental health...
Early returns seem to imply that mixed-income communities provide improved quality-of-life, Sampson said, which he said was “not surprising...
This type of diversification is sometimes buffered by institutional presence, added Sampson, who specifically cited the University of Chicago’s outreach efforts to the community of Hyde Park in facilitating greater income diversification...
Additionally, Sampson said that municipalities and institutions might spur families living in low-income areas to leave their socio-economically homogeneous community by either physically destroy the existing facilities or provide vouchers to incentivize their relocation...