Publications by authors named "Aziza C Jones"
School choice increases racial segregation even when parents do not care about race.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
August 2022
Article Synopsis
- This research explores how school choice can lead to increased school segregation, even when parents may not consider race, due to differing preferences between Black and White parents for certain school qualities.
- These differences in preferences are driven by social status motivations, where Black parents are more likely to seek schools that enhance their children's perceived social standing.
- Simulations indicate that increased school choice availability correlates with greater segregation, affecting over half a million children, but if preferences were more aligned between Black and White parents, school choice could actually lessen segregation.
This article builds an organizing framework for understanding how social perceptions influence consumption at three levels: consumption for self, consumption for others, and consumption within the broader system. At each level, social others play a distinct role in individuals' consumption behaviors, from passive observers to active agents. Importantly, consumption at each of these levels is characterized by common tensions and misperceptions, which sometimes undermine individuals' consumption choices, outcomes, and intent.
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