Life in Poverty Neighbourhoods - European and American Perspectives

Informationen zum Autor Jürgen Friedrichs is Professor of Sociology in the Research Institute for Sociology, University of Cologne, Germany. George Galster is Clarence Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. Sako Musterd is Professor of Urban Geography in the Department of Geography and Planning of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Klappentext This book explores the central question in urban and housing studies: Do poor neighborhoods make their residents poorer? Does the neighborhood structure exert an effect on the residents (behavioral, attitudinal, or psychological) even when controlling for individual characteristics of the residents? This issue has offered a locus for multi-disciplinary investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, and this volume demonstrates the rich geographical, sociological, economic, and psychological dimensions of this important topic. This is a special issue of the journal "Housing Studies." Zusammenfassung This book deals with the question of whether or not poor neighbourhoods have negative impacts on their residents, and demonstrates the rich geographical, sociological, economic and psychological dimensions of this issue. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Editorial: Neighbourhood Effects on Social Opportunities - The European and American Research and Policy Context  2. Social Norms in Distressed Neighbourhoods: Testing the Wilson Hypothesis  3. Living in and Leaving Poor Neighbourhood Conditions in England  4. Social Effects of Urban Restructuring: A Case Study in Amsterdam and Utrecht, The Netherlands  5. Neighbourhood Effects and Social Mobility: A Longitudinal Analysis  6. Behavioral Impacts of Poor Neighborhoods: Towards New Data and Analytical Strategies  7. Re-Shaping the Geography of Opportunity: Place Effects in Global Perspective

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• Authors: Jurgen (University of Cologne Friedrichs, Jurgen Galster Friedrichs
• Assisted by: Jurgen Friedrichs (Editor), Jürgen Friedrichs (Editor), Friedrichs Jurgen (Editor), George Galster (Editor), Galster George (Editor), Sako Musterd (Editor), Musterd Sako (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2005
• EAN: 9780415353632
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35363-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Social groups, Poverty & unemployment, Poverty and precarity, Social groups, communities and identities