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As debates around ethnic identity and inequality gain both
political and media interest, this important book is the first to
offer in-depth analysis from the last three UK population censuses
focusing on the dynamics of ethnic identity and inequalities in
contemporary Britain. While providing a comprehensive overview, it
also clarifies concepts associated with greater ethnic diversity,
increased segregation, exclusive growth of minority groups through
immigration and a national identity crisis. The contributions, all
from experts in the field based at or affiliated to the Centre on
Dynamics of Ethnicity, highlight persistent inequalities in access
to housing, employment, education and good health faced by some
ethnic groups. The book will be a valuable resource for policy
makers and researchers in national and local government, community
groups, academics, students, and will act as an authoritative text
to cite in reports, dissertations and funding applications.
This rare interdisciplinary combination of research into
neighbourhood dynamics and effects attempts to unravel the complex
relationship between disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the life
outcomes of the residents who live therein. It seeks to overcome
the notorious difficulties of establishing an empirical causal
relationship between living in a disadvantaged area and the poorer
health and well-being often found in such places. There remains a
widespread belief in neighbourhood effects: that living in a poorer
area can adversely affect residents' life chances. These chapters
caution that neighbourhood effects cannot be fully understood
without a profound understanding of the changes to, and selective
mobility into and out of, these areas. Featuring fresh research
findings from a number of countries and data sources, including
from the UK, Australia, Sweden and the USA, this book offers fresh
perspectives on neighbourhood choice and dynamics, as well as new
material for social scientists, geographers and policy makers
alike. It enriches neighbourhood effects research with insights
from the closely related, but currently largely separate,
literature on neighbourhood dynamics.
Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been
published on neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in more
deprived neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents' life
chances over and above the effect of their individual
characteristics. The volume of work not only reflects academic and
policy interest in this topic, but also the fact that we are still
no closer to answering the question of how important neighbourhood
effects actually are. There is little doubt that these effects
exist, but we do not know enough about the causal mechanisms which
produce them, their relative importance in shaping individual's
life chances, the circumstances or conditions under which they are
most important, or the most effective policy responses.
Collectively, the chapters in this book offer new perspectives on
these questions, and refocus the academic debate on neighbourhood
effects. The book enriches the neighbourhood effects literature
with insights from a wide range of disciplines and countries.
This rare interdisciplinary combination of research into
neighbourhood dynamics and effects attempts to unravel the complex
relationship between disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the life
outcomes of the residents who live therein. It seeks to overcome
the notorious difficulties of establishing an empirical causal
relationship between living in a disadvantaged area and the poorer
health and well-being often found in such places. There remains a
widespread belief in neighbourhood effects: that living in a poorer
area can adversely affect residents' life chances. These chapters
caution that neighbourhood effects cannot be fully understood
without a profound understanding of the changes to, and selective
mobility into and out of, these areas. Featuring fresh research
findings from a number of countries and data sources, including
from the UK, Australia, Sweden and the USA, this book offers fresh
perspectives on neighbourhood choice and dynamics, as well as new
material for social scientists, geographers and policy makers
alike. It enriches neighbourhood effects research with insights
from the closely related, but currently largely separate,
literature on neighbourhood dynamics.
Over the last 25 years a vast body of literature has been
published on neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in more
deprived neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents' life
chances over and above the effect of their individual
characteristics. The volume of work not only reflects academic and
policy interest in this topic, but also the fact that we are still
no closer to answering the question of how important neighbourhood
effects actually are. There is little doubt that these effects
exist, but we do not know enough about the causal mechanisms which
produce them, their relative importance in shaping individual's
life chances, the circumstances or conditions under which they are
most important, or the most effective policy responses.
Collectively, the chapters in this book offer new perspectives on
these questions, and refocus the academic debate on neighbourhood
effects. The book enriches the neighbourhood effects literature
with insights from a wide range of disciplines and countries.
Is Britain under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social fabric
crumbling as people 'sleepwalk to segregation'? In the context of
renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book
interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration in
Britain. It demonstrates that many of the claims are in fact myths.
It presents evidence in support of and opposition to these myths in
an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The book argues
that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an
integrated society. It proposes that diversity and mobility are
expected and benign, and recommends that focus should return to
problems of inequality and prejudice. 'Sleepwalking to
Segregation'? combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with
innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels
of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority
self-segregation, ghettoisation, and the future diversity of the
population. It poses a direct challenge to
Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social
fabric crumbling as we sleepwalk to segregation? In the context of
renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book
interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It
demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence
in support of and opposition to them in an accessible yet
academically rigorous manner.The book combines an easy-to-read
overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles
head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of
immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future
diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the
arguments of commentators such as MigrationWatchUK and the
Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The authors argue that
the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an
integrated society. They propose that diversity and mobility are
expected and benign, and recommend that focus should return to
problems of inequality and prejudice.
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