ResumenLa mezcla social, en términos generales, denota la diversidad social de un área geográfica determinada, sea esta económica, racial, étnica, cultural, etc. La mezcla social es un viejo y persistente ideal de planificación (marcada por pretensiones normativas), ha sido lograda a través de diferentes medios, ha sido propuesta para lograr una amplia variedad de objetivos, y ha sido usada intercambiablemente para referirse a conceptos como 'integración', 'comunidades de ingresos diversos', 'desconcentración de la pobreza', 'comunidades balanceadas', etc. Ha habido abundante literatura desde los años 90, a tal punto que es uno de las materias más estudiadas en los estudios urbanos.
AbstractSocial mix, in general terms, denotes the social diversity of a certain geographic area, being this economic, racial, ethnic, cultural, etc. Social mix is an old and persistent ideal of planning (marked by normative pretensions), has been achieved through different means, has been proposed to reach a wide variety of goals, and has been used interchangeably to refer to concepts like 'integration ', 'mixed-income communities', 'poverty deconcentration', 'balanced communities', etc. There has been abundant literature from the 1990s, to the extent that it is one of the most researched topics in urban studies. At present, the discussion on social mix revolves around five key concepts: contact hypothesis, 34(95) : 45-69, mayo 2019 ARTICLE: Social mix and urban integration: Theoretical approaches and discussion of the Chilean case/Javier Ruiz-Tagle y Scarlet Romano