Demireva, Neli and Heath, Anthony (2014) Diversity and the Civic Spirit in British Neighbourhoods: An Investigation with MCDS and EMBES 2010 Data. Sociology, 48 (4). pp. 643-662. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513516695
Demireva, Neli and Heath, Anthony (2014) Diversity and the Civic Spirit in British Neighbourhoods: An Investigation with MCDS and EMBES 2010 Data. Sociology, 48 (4). pp. 643-662. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513516695
Demireva, Neli and Heath, Anthony (2014) Diversity and the Civic Spirit in British Neighbourhoods: An Investigation with MCDS and EMBES 2010 Data. Sociology, 48 (4). pp. 643-662. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513516695
Abstract
Recently, there has been a proliferation of studies investigating the relationship between diversity and outcomes such as social cohesion and civic mindedness. This article addresses several common problems in this field and, using data for British neighbourhoods, elaborates on the experiences of both white British and ethnic minority respondents. We conclude that, if anything, diversity should be encouraged to cement the integration progress of migrants and foster stronger identification with Britain in the second generation. Deprivation at the neighbourhood level along with individual factors such as fear of crime is a much stronger predictor of deterioration of the civic spirit than diversity. Bridging contacts have the expected strong positive association with cohesion outcomes; and contrary to policy concerns no strong negative impact is observed for associational bonding among minority ingroupers.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | cohesion; conflict; contact; deprivation; diversity |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology and Criminology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2014 15:52 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:34 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/8757 |
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