A dynamic model of segregation and integration: Incorporating adaptive intolerance, media bias, and conformity into the Schelling framework

Joseph D. Johnson; Marisa C. Eisenberg

doi:10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000084

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A dynamic model of segregation and integration: Incorporating adaptive intolerance, media bias, and conformity into the Schelling framework

Joseph D. Johnson ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jjohnson16@carleton.edu

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-6319

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Marisa C. Eisenberg

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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A dynamic model of segregation and integration: Incorporating adaptive intolerance, media bias, and conformity into the Schelling framework

Joseph D. Johnson,
Marisa C. Eisenberg

Published: January 6, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000084

About the Authors

Joseph D. Johnson

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jjohnson16@carleton.edu

Affiliation Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-6319

Marisa C. Eisenberg

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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