Fossett Mark
Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
J Math Sociol. 2011 Jan 1;35(1-3):114-145. doi: 10.1080/0022250X.2010.532367.
This paper considers the potential for using agent models to explore theories of residential segregation in urban areas. Results of generative experiments conducted using an agent-based simulation of segregation dynamics document that varying a small number of model parameters representing constructs from urban-ecological theories of segregation can generate a wide range of qualitatively distinct and substantively interesting segregation patterns. The results suggest how complex, macro-level patterns of residential segregation can arise from a small set of simple micro-level social dynamics operating within particular urban-demographic contexts. The promise and current limitations of agent simulation studies are noted and optimism is expressed regarding the potential for such studies to engage and contribute to the broader research literature on residential segregation.
本文探讨了使用主体模型来探究城市地区居住隔离理论的可能性。通过基于主体的隔离动态模拟进行的生成性实验结果表明，改变少量代表隔离城市生态理论构建的模型参数，可以生成一系列性质上截然不同且具有实质意义的有趣隔离模式。研究结果表明，在特定的城市人口背景下，少量简单的微观社会动态如何产生复杂的宏观层面居住隔离模式。文中指出了主体模拟研究的前景和当前局限性，并对这类研究参与并为更广泛的居住隔离研究文献做出贡献的潜力表示乐观。
