Segregation in Minds. Analysis on the Statistical and Mental-based Socio-spatial Segregation in a Hungarian City

Abstract

In this paper, I explore socio-spatial segregation from a particular perspective, which may probably be considered a novelty in the investigation of spatial social patterns, as it focuses on questions such as: What kind of distinction occurs between socio-spatial patterns designated by statistical data and the cognitive representations of those patterns in people’s minds? And what explains these differences, and what kind of impact can they generate?

Keywords

• mental map
• cognitive representations
• segregation
• social-spatial segregation