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

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Van Eijk, Gwen.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; 32.

Sustainable urban areas, 1574-6410 ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Urban.

Cities and towns.

Discrimination in housing.

Social classes.

Netherlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Place of Publication:

Delft, Netherlands : Delft University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-free neighbourhood? And do 'diversity-seekers' who choose to live in a mixed neighbourhood translate their liking for diversity into more mixed networks and more bridging ties? This book brings together key insights from urban studies and network studies in order to understand whether and how spatial segregation

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

Appendix C. Key features of respondents of in-depth interviewsAppendix D. Descriptive statistics for personal networks (appendix to Section 2.3); Summary (in English); Summary (in Dutch); References; Curriculum vitae

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Technical University of Delft, 2010.

ISBN:

6612956097

1-282-95609-4

9786612956096

1-60750-556-8

OCLC:

701247286