People, Place, and Politics: Local Factors Shaping Middle‐Class Practices in Mixed‐Class German Neighbourhoods

This article takes a nuanced look at the role played by neighbourhood characteristics and local policies in facilitating or limiting the ways in which diversity‐oriented middle‐class families interact and deal with people of lower social classes in mixed‐class inner‐city neighbourhoods. The study dr...

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Auteurs: Hanhörster, Heike 1970- (Auteur) ; Rámos Lobato, Isabel 1985- (Auteur) ; Weck, Sabine 1963- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Cogitatio Press 2021
Dans: Social Inclusion
Année: 2021, Volume: 9, Numéro: 4, Pages: 363-374
Sujets non-standardisés:B social boundary‐crossing
B middle‐class families
B social interactions
B Network Analysis
B mixed‐class neighbourhoods
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Résumé:This article takes a nuanced look at the role played by neighbourhood characteristics and local policies in facilitating or limiting the ways in which diversity‐oriented middle‐class families interact and deal with people of lower social classes in mixed‐class inner‐city neighbourhoods. The study draws on interviews and social network analysis conducted in neighbourhoods with different socio‐economic characteristics in the German cities of Hanover and Dusseldorf. A comparative view allows us to analyse how neighbourhood characteristics and local policies influence middle‐classes’ interactions across social boundaries. Our aim is to contribute to ongoing debates on urban policy options: In discussing the conditions encouraging cross‐boundary interactions of specific middle‐class fractions, we argue that the scope of local‐level action is not fully recognized in either policy or academic debates.
ISSN:2183-2803
Contient:Enthalten in: Social Inclusion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17645/si.v9i4.4478