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Galster, George C. and Friedrichs, Jurgen (2015). The Dialectic of Neighborhood Social Mix: Editors' Introduction to the Special Issue. Hous. Stud., 30 (2). S. 175 - 192. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1466-1810

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Abstract

We review the longstanding dialectic that has characterized theorizing, evidence-gathering, and policy-making in the realm of neighborhood social mix, take stock of where the debate now stands, and offer suggestions of where next steps in scholarship might be most fruitful. The preponderance of plausibly causal evidence from Europe and North America indicates that disadvantaged individuals are (1) harmed by the presence of sizable disadvantaged groups concentrated in their neighborhood and (2) helped by the presence of more advantaged groups in their neighborhood, probably due to positive role modeling, stronger collective control over disorder, and violence and elimination of geographic stigma, not cross-class social ties. Thus, there is a sufficient evidentiary base to justify the goal of social mix on grounds of improving the absolute well-being of the disadvantaged. This goal should be achieved by voluntary, gradualist, housing option-enhancing strategies that over the longer term expand opportunities for lower income families to live in communities with households of greater economic means. We advocate for these approaches because they impose fewer hardships on the disadvantaged and, hopefully, are also more effective over time.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Galster, George C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Friedrichs, Jurgen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-407394
DOI:	10.1080/02673037.2015.1035926
Journal or Publication Title:	Hous. Stud.
Volume:	30
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 175 - 192
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1466-1810
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language LABOR-MARKET OUTCOMES; LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; OPPORTUNITY EXPERIMENT; SCATTERED-SITE; POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS; EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES; STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT; MOBILITY EXPERIMENT; ETHNIC ENCLAVES; SCHOOL CONTEXT Multiple languages Environmental Studies; Regional & Urban Planning; Urban Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40739