Discuss the five primary factors that create residential segregation in the United States

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The five primary factors that create residential segregation in the United States are as follows:

1 . People refuse to sell or rent to people of the "wrong" race, ethnicity, or religion because of private prejudice and discrimination.
2 . The prejudicial policies of real estate companies steer people to the "correct" neighborhoods.
3 . Government policies do not effectively enforce anti-bias legislation.
4 . Public housing policies today, as well as past construction patterns, reinforce locating housing for the poor in inner-city neighborhoods.
5 . Policies of banks and other lenders create barriers based on race to financing home purchasing.

Sociology

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