“…The ability, or the lack thereof, of individuals and families to convert human capital characteristics such as income and education into ''good'' neighborhoods lies at the heart of the locational attainment model. One theory, the spatial assimilation perspective, posits that income, education, and occupational status (or employment generally) benefit the life chances of individuals, especially those individuals (and families) with the strongest socioeconomic attributes who are able to convert such characteristics into more attractive (i.e., stable and affluent) neighborhoods (Adelman et al, 2001;Logan, 1992, 1993;Logan and Alba, 1993;Massey, 1985;Massey and Mullan, 1984;South andCrowder, 1997, 1998). Research has generally supported this contention, but the evidence is clear that members of certain groups have divergent abilities to translate human capital resources into residential advantage (Adelman et al, 2001;Logan, 1992, 1993;Denton and Massey, 1988;Fong and Wilkes, 1999;Alba, 1993, 1995;Massey and Denton, 1993;South andCrowder, 1997, 1998).…”