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来源

URBAN STUDIES,Vol.55,Issue10,P.2159-2178

语言

英文

关键字

co-ethnic concentration; neighbourhood diversity; social capital; trust; SOCIAL COHESION; RACIAL DIVERSITY; GATEWAY CITIES; MINORITIES; SEGREGATION; INEQUALITY

作者单位

[Wu, Zheng; Hou, Feng; Schimmele, Christoph; Carmichael, Adam] Univ Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. Wu, Z (reprint author), Univ Victoria, Dept Sociol, Victoria, BC V8W 3P5, Canada. E-Mail: zhengwu@uvic.ca

摘要

This study investigates the relationship between the density of people's ethno-racial in-group in their neighbourhoods (co-ethnic concentration) and trust in their neighbours. Previous studies demonstrate that ethno-racial diversity decreases trust in others, however, these studies rely on overly broad definitions of diversity and of trust, and often do not disaggregate the effects for Whites and ethno-racial minorities. Hence, this study examines the relationship between co-ethnic concentration and trust, focusing on how this relationship may change depending upon one's ethno-racial status. Putnam's (2007) analysis leads to a paradox in the sense that, according to the same principle that predicts declining trust amongst Whites, increasing diversity should lead to greater levels of trust for ethno-racial minorities whose share of the population increases with diversification. The findings demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between co-ethnic concentration and trust in neighbours and that this relationship holds for Whites as well as ethno-racial minorities.