Social Mobility and Neighbourhood Choice - Turkish-Germans in Berlin

Informationen zum Autor Christine Barwick is a Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre d'études européennes at Sciences Po! France. Zusammenfassung What are the consequences of staying in or moving out of a socio-economically disadvantaged neighbourhood? In European urban sociology, research has mostly focused either on lower class ethnic minorities, or on white ethnic majority middle classes. This book fills by looking at upwardly mobile Turkish-Germans living in Berlin. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; The minority culture of mobility: Turkish-Germans in Berlin; Strong hybrid identities in the face of equally strong stereotypes; Should I stay or should I go? Motives for residential choice; Neighbourhood use in functionally and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods; Coming to terms with a new neighbourhood: neighbourhood use after moving; Place, network diversity and social closure; The flow of resources between neighbourhoods and social groups; Conclusion; Annex

Product details

• Authors: Christine Barwick, Dr. Christine Barwick
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2016
• EAN: 9781472462152
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-6215-2
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Cities and Society; Cities and Society; Print on demand
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Social Mobility, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Urban communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Urban communities / city life