Individual Activity Patterns and the Meaning of Residential Environments for Inter-Ethnic Contact

Past research has indicated that the ethnic composition of residential neighbourhoods influences inter‐ethnic contact. However, little attention has been paid to individual activity and travel patterns which encompass encounters with others at physical and virtual activity sites, such as sports club...

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Published in:Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 2014-02, Vol.105 (1), p.64-78
Main Authors: Heringa, Aafke, Bolt, Gideon, Dijst, Martin, van Kempen, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
activity-and travel patterns
Benelux
Bgi / Prodig
Clubs
Ethnic minorities
Europe
Friendship
Human geography
inter-ethnic contact
Internet
Minorities
multilevel analysis
Neighborhood planning
neighbourhood effects
Neighbourhoods
Netherlands
Qualifications
Residential location
residential segregation
Sports
Travel
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Summary:Past research has indicated that the ethnic composition of residential neighbourhoods influences inter‐ethnic contact. However, little attention has been paid to individual activity and travel patterns which encompass encounters with others at physical and virtual activity sites, such as sports clubs and online chat rooms. By analysing a Dutch dataset on the life of urban ethnic minorities, we found that individual activity patterns are important factors in explaining inter‐ethnic contact. Activities such as sports, attending parties or religious gatherings, using Internet, and hosting friends and neighbours influence the extent of inter‐ethnic contact. The effect of ethnic composition of neighbourhoods and educational qualification on relative frequency of contact with native Dutch is strongly reduced when individual activity and travel patterns are taken into account. For receiving practical help from native Dutch, neighbourhood effects were insignificant.
ISSN:0040-747X
1467-9663
DOI:10.1111/tesg.12046