TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Diversity and the civic spirit in British neighbourhoods: an investigation with  MCDS and EMBES  2010 data
JO  - Sociology
A1  - Demireva, Neli
A1  - Heath, Anthony
SP  - 643
EP  - 662
VL  - 48
IS  - 4
N2  - Recently, there has been a proliferation of studies investigating the relationship between diversity and outcomes such as social cohesion and civic mindedness. This article addresses several common problems in this field and, using data for British neighbourhoods, elaborates on the experiences of both white British and ethnic minority respondents. We conclude that, if anything, diversity should be encouraged to cement the integration progress of migrants and foster stronger identification with Britain in the second generation. Deprivation at the neighbourhood level along with individual factors such as fear of crime is a much stronger predictor of deterioration of the civic spirit than diversity. Bridging contacts have the expected strong positive association with cohesion outcomes; and contrary to policy concerns no strong negative impact is observed for associational bonding among minority ingroupers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-0385
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0038038513516695
ID  - ref1
ER  -