Demographic dynamism and metropolitan change in four cities

Diversity: Demographic Dynamism and Metropolitan Change

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Demographics are changing in many major cities throughout the United States. It is interesting to compare four major cities and the changes occurring there.

Changing Demographics

There are a number of factors which influence demographic dynamism and urban theory. These factors include "state of urban theory, population factor, people vs. place orientation, black-white conceptions of race and life-cycle trajectories in the city (Myers, 1999)." It has been noted that all ethnic groups will make advances in terms of housing and economic goals over a period of time, however upward mobility is often neglected by urban scholars. Upward mobility is "measured by two major outcomes important to both people and the places they live: poverty and homeownership (Myers, 1999)."

Conclusion

Demographics are continually changing throughout the country. Urban scholars need to be aware of the differences, as well as influences, of cities in order to properly chart the changing demographics of the United States.