Poor neighborhoods harm development independent of family circumstances

Evidence

What we really want to know is whether the observed differences across states in child well-being are linked directly to social capital itself or to some other factor or factors that influence both child well-being and social capital. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 1044 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Tenement housing laws could not overcome underlying urban poverty — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 2651; Communal social capital shapes children’s development beyond family resources. — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 176; Correlated social capital and child outcomes may share hidden confounding causes. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 1044 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Correlated social capital and child outcomes may share hidden confounding causes. #complicates (0.85) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 1044