A hypothesis for my new research on taste and
class.
People who move to the bohemian or bobo (bourgeois
bohemian) parts of the city when they first get out of college really like
those places. They are not afraid of the
city. These areas are among the most liberal places in the country. For
themselves they are happy and enjoy the life and diversity of the city.
Kids, though, tend to make them more cautious.
They will only stay is they are confident they can find a safe way
to raise their kids. The educational level of the schooling matters, too,
but is secondary. The ethnic diversity of city schools is usually a plus
for these families. They are proud when they can find safe diverse schools.
Safety is what the suburbs sell - even, for these families, at the cost
of a terrible blandness and unreality.
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