Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: The Divergence Index: A Decomposable Measure of Segregation and
  Inequality   Decomposition analysis is a critical tool for understanding the social and
spatial dimensions of inequality, segregation, and diversity. In this paper, I
propose a new measure - the Divergence Index - to address the need for a
decomposable measure of segregation. Although the Information Theory Index has
been used to decompose segregation within and between communities, I argue that
it measures relative diversity not segregation. I demonstrate the importance of
this conceptual distinction with two empirical analyses: I decompose
segregation and relative homogeneity in the Detroit metropolitan area, and I
analyze the relationship between the indexes in the 100 largest U.S. cities. I
show that it is problematic to interpret the Information Theory Index as a
measure of segregation, especially when analyzing local-level results or any
decomposition of overall results. Segregation and diversity are important
aspects of residential differentiation, and it is critical that we study each
concept as the structure and stratification of the U.S. population becomes more
complex.

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The categories of this paper are: comp-gas
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-th
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The categories of this paper are: funct-an
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The categories of this paper are: nlin
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The categories of this paper are: hep-th
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The categories of this paper are: ao-sci
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: atom-ph
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The categories of this paper are: bayes-an
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: econ
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ex
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ph
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The categories of this paper are: dg-ga
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The categories of this paper are: adap-org
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The categories of this paper are: acc-phys