Although tenants of public housing face numerous challenges, recent research suggests they can experience positive well-being. The study examines a group of tenants' perspective on structures of their residential environment that influence their positive well-being, using the empowerment-based Photovoice method. Ten peer-researchers took pictures, participated in facilitated group discussions, and performed a thematic analysis. The study presents themes emerging from the pictures, as well as concrete outcomes of implementing such a method in a public housing setting. Findings: Six themes emerged from the pictures taken: (1) a pleasant home, inspiring pride; (2) variety of local resources; (3) mutual support and social participation; (4) control over life situations; (5) social, leisure and growth opportunities; (6) beneficial access to nature. The findings reveal the nuances of tenants' relationships with their residential environment, which has the potential to support their emotional, psychological, and social well-being. However, several needs for improvement were also identified, as well as avenues for tenants to take more power over these negative situations. The Photovoice method appears to have produced positive outcomes in terms of environmental improvement and tenant empowerment. Applications: The study suggests social workers should bear in mind the multifaceted person-environment relationship of the people they work with. It also emphasizes that public housing tenants can play an active role in making their environment a place where they can flourish. The Photovoice method is highlighted as a useful tool for social work community practitioners to support tenant empowerment.

Residential segregation is becoming a complex phenomenon in a great number of cities, in which case, it becomes important to use methodological approaches that allow us to take this complexity into account. This article presents a case study of the Montreal situation using a method describing segregation along five dimensions identified by Massey and Denton (Social Forces 67:281-315, 1988): equality, concentration, aggregation, exposition and centralisation, as well as a set of fifteen segregation indices, and seven variables describing the immigrant population. Results indicate that Montreal, in 2001, appeared as a multicultural city characterized by a plurality of immigration patterns of urban insertion.Résumé La ségrégation résidentielle est devenue un phénomène complexe dans de nombreuses grandes villes du monde. Il devient dès lors nécessaire de l'étudier en faisant appel à des approches méthodologiques capables de rendre compte de cette complexité. C'est ce que montre ce texte en proposant une étude où le cas montréalais est traité à l'aide de plusieurs indices de ségrégation regroupés selon de cinq dimensions de la ségrégation identifiées par Massey et Denton (Social Forces 67:281-315, 1988) -l'égalité, la concentration, l'agrégation, l'exposition et la centralisation -, et calculés pour sept variables qui permettent de décrire la population immigrante. Au terme de cette étude, il apparaît que Montréal était en 2001 une ville multiculturelle marquée par la pluralité des modes d'insertion urbaine des immigrants.

This article presents the results of an empirical study on the relationship between the spatial distribution of ethnic groups and their access to homeownership in the three largest Canadian cities. Firstly, we argue, based on former theoretical work, that ethnicity has partly been misleadingly conceptualized in previous research on housing and neighbourhood dynamics. Consequently, we also argue that ethnic affiliation has wrongly been included as an individual trait in previous research, whereas it is a characteristic that needs to be treated as a collective trait. Multilevel modeling is presented here as a helpful way to avoid the limitation of previous research on this specific issue. Secondly, we attempt to test certain hypotheses about the emergence of an "ethnic capital" in metropolitan regions where immigration and cultural diversity are rising. In order to achieve this goal, we estimate the relationship between various dimensions of ethnic segregation and the mean level of ownership. We also try to determine whether the aggregation of ethnic groups in urban space enhances the probability of their members having access to homeownership. Our study provides mixed results in regards to these hypotheses. The "assimilation theory" seems to be applicable in most cases, while some of our results also lead to the conclusion that when ethnic groups with a higher income level are concentrated in space, this can foster their ability to access homeownership.Résumé Cet article présente les résultats d'une étude empirique sur la relation entre la distribution spatiale des groupes ethniques et leur accès à la propriété dans les trois plus grandes villes du Canada. En premier lieu, nous argumentons, sur la base de travaux théoriques antérieurs, que l'ethnicité a été partiellement mal conceptualisée dans les études sur le logement et les dynamiques de voisinage. Nous argumentons par conséquent que la variable ethnique a été incorrectement incorporée dans les études antérieures comme une caractéristique liée à l'individu, alors qu'il s'agit d'une variable qui doit être traitée d'abord en tant que caractéristique collective. L'usage des modèles multi niveaux est considéré comme un moyen efficace pour éviter les limites des études précédentes sur ce point spécifique. En second lieu, nous tentons de tester plusieurs hypothèses en lien avec l'émergence d'un capital ethnique dans les grandes villes où l'immigration et la diversité ethnoculturelle augmentent. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons estimé la relation qui existe entre plusieurs dimensions de la ségrégation ethnoculturelle et le taux moyen de propriété. Nous avons aussi essayé de déterminer si l'agrégation des groupes ethniques dans l'espace urbain accroît la probabilité de leurs membres d'être propriétaires. Notre étude fournit des résultats mitigés au regard de ces différentes hypothèses. La théorie de l'assimilation semble en effet se vérifier dans la plupart des cas, même si une partie des résultats mènent à la conclusion que lorsqu'un groupe ethnique ayant des ...

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