Unequal networks : spatial segregation, relationships and inequality in the city

Unequal networks : spatial segregation, relationships and inequality in the city / Gwen van Eijk.

Does the neighbourhood in which people live matter for the resourcefulness of their personal network and thus for their opportunities in life? Do residents of a multi-ethnic 'problem' area maintain fewer relationships with fellow residents compared to residents of a homogeneous problem-fre...

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Main Author: Eijk, Gwen van, 1980-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2010.
Series:Sustainable urban areas ; 32.
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns.
Discrimination in housing.
Social classes.
Sociology, Urban > Netherlands.
Cities and towns > Netherlands.
Discrimination in housing > Netherlands.
Social classes > Netherlands.
urban sociology.
cities.
housing discrimination.
social classes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns
Discrimination in housing
Social classes
Sociology, Urban
Wijken.
Sociale netwerken.
Segregatie.
Netherlands
Rotterdam (stad)
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Table of Contents:
  • Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The people and the places; How relationships are formed: Connecting neighbourhood and network; Bridges and brokers: Access to resources; Sociospatial isolation and network poverty; Relationships with fellow-residents: Diversity, ethnicity, otherness; Choosing diversity: Urban-seekers, taste and diversity in personal networks; The formation of personal networks: Network forms, settings and social capital; Conclusion; Appendix A. Methodology: Studying personal networks; Appendix B. Fieldwork: Sampling, organization, nonresponse.

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