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Spatial segregation and the unequal educational pathways of children in urban areas

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In the past decades’ families have become increasingly diverse in Western Europe. Two determining factors, in particular, led to social structural changes. First, compared to other regions of the world, like Africa, the population in most European countries is decreasing.

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Çıtlak, B. (2017). Spatial segregation and the unequal educational pathways of children in urban areas. In: Çitlak, B., Kurtenbach, S., Lueneburg, M., Zlatkova, M. (eds) The New Diversity of Family Life in Europe. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17857-4_4

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