“…Yet, as highlighted by Cashin (2005) and others (e.g., Clark, 1986;Clark, 1992;Fossett, 2006), financial means does not necessarily translate into living in more advantaged neighborhoods among African Americans as is more typical of European American families, due to preferences to remain in communities populated by other African American families and/or challenges associated with integration, including racism and prejudice. Therefore, although African American single mothers who reside in more traditionally African American neighborhoods may be more aware of existing crime, they may also benefit from long-existing connections to neighbors and other community members (e.g., Brody et al, 2001;Dressler, 1985;Taylor & Roberts, 1995;Unger & Wandersman, 1985). Alternatively, mothers who may have the means and opportunity to live in commu-nities they perceive as lower in crime, neighborhoods traditionally populated by European American families, may experience fewer connections to neighbors in their communities (Cashin, 2005).…”