The report explains minority underachievement through marriage and self-segregation patterns

Evidence

A convenient rule of thumb for interpreting the dissimilarity index is that values under 30 are “low”; those from 30 to 60 are “moderate”; and those above 60 are “high” (Kantrowitz, 1973). In general, voluntary processes of segregation yield index values in the low-to-moderate range. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2422 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Complete segregation emerges even when individuals only mildly avoid being a minority — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 824; A dissimilarity index above 60 signals involuntary segregation, not voluntary clustering — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2426; Voluntary segregation processes rarely produce high dissimilarity index values. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2422

Broader Connections

• Voluntary segregation processes rarely produce high dissimilarity index values. #complicates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2422