Ethnic Diversity and Its Impact on Community Social Cohesion and Neighborly Exchange

Wickes, Rebecca; Zahnow, Renee; White, Gentry; Mazerolle, Lorraine

doi:10.1111/juaf.12015

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“…Studies also find residents in immigrant neighbourhoods tend to report lower levels of social cohesion and participation (Benier & Wickes, 2016;Leigh, 2006;Wickes et al, 2013b). Examining the link between trust and diversity, Leigh (2006) demonstrated that language diversity is particularly detrimental to localised trust.…”

Section: Resident Perceptions In Immigrant Neighbourhoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regardless of whether or not immigrant concentration is associated with actual increases in crime, extensive scholarship suggests residents living in immigrant neighbourhoods view their community less favourably (Benier & Wickes, 2016;Wickes et al, 2013a;Wickes et al, 2013b). Research indicates that residents living in immigrant neighbourhoods report higher rates of crime and disorder (Wickes et al, 2013a).…”

Section: Resident Perceptions In Immigrant Neighbourhoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Stowell, 2007) Contemporary theoretical perspectives like social capital theory and collective efficacy theory similarly predict that the increased ethnic diversity associated with immigration will negatively impact the regulatory processes necessary to prevent crime. This is because residents living in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods report less confidence in the government, vote less, have fewer friends in their neighbourhood, have less contact with their neighbours and are less involved in charity/volunteer work (Putnam, 2007;Wickes et al, 2013b). Ethnically diverse neighbourhoods also suffer from lower levels of social cohesion and collective efficacy (Lancee & Dronkers, 2011;Putnam, 2007;Walker & Hewstone, 2008;Wickes et al, 2013b).…”

Section: Social Disorganisation Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is because residents living in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods report less confidence in the government, vote less, have fewer friends in their neighbourhood, have less contact with their neighbours and are less involved in charity/volunteer work (Putnam, 2007;Wickes et al, 2013b). Ethnically diverse neighbourhoods also suffer from lower levels of social cohesion and collective efficacy (Lancee & Dronkers, 2011;Putnam, 2007;Walker & Hewstone, 2008;Wickes et al, 2013b). Yet limited research has explicitly considered whether the lower levels of social cohesion and reduced neighbourly interactions associated with ethnic diversity and immigrant concentration are actually linked to increased crime (see for exception Burchfield & Silver;Feldmeyer et al, 2017;Kubrin & Desmond, 2015).…”

Section: Social Disorganisation Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, a one standard deviation increase in language diversity was associated with a 5% decrease in localised trust. Conducting a multilevel analysis of over 4000 residents living across 148 neighbourhoods in Brisbane, Wickes and colleagues (2013b) found residents in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods perceived lower levels of social cohesion and less frequently interacted with their neighbours (Wickes et al, 2013b). Similarly, Benier and Wickes (2016) found collective efficacy was attenuated in linguistically diverse neighbourhoods and in neighbourhoods with a greater concentration of residents from non-English speaking backgrounds.…”

Section: Resident Perceptions In Immigrant Neighbourhoodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The myth of the criminal immigrant and the criminogenic effects of immigration is deeply embedded in public and political discourses across the globe. The consequences these perceptions are nontrivial. Conservative governments tend to manipulate the public's fear of 'crime prone' immigrants to garner support for restrictive immigration policies, hard-line anti-terrorism strategies and deportation practices. Further, certain groups are likely to be subjected to heightened levels of alienation and discrimination in the community -particularly at times of economic crises and threats to national security. This perceived association is also linked to increased social anxiety in the neighbourhoods where immigrants live. Yet whether immigration actually leads to measurable increases in crime is highly questionable. Together, the findings of these three studies demonstrate that regardless of how immigration is measured (by growth, concentration or segregation) or the ethnic group under consideration (measuring ethnicity by both language and religion) -there is little evidence to suggest immigration is linked to greater violent crime in either city. However, the effect of ethnic diversity on violent crime is more problematic, particularly when comparing across neighbourhoods. Specifically, I find neighbourhoods with greater language and religion diversity encounter more violent crime problems.This points to a breakdown in informal social control in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods.Nevertheless, it is important to recognise that ethnic diversity comprises only a small piece of the overall puzzle when explaining variations in violent crime across place.iv

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Taking Stock of the Diversity and Sense of Community Debate

Neal

2017

American J of Comm Psychol

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Over the past couple of years, a debate has played out in the pages of the American Journal of Community Psychology concerning the relationship between two of Community Psychology's core values: promoting diversity and promoting a sense of community. This special section is to continue a discussion about diversity and community, both among the debate's initial contributors (Alex Stivala, Greg Townley, and Zachary Neal), as well as among others whose own work has touched on these issues (Anne Brodsky, Richard Florida, Jean Hill, and Roderick Watts). In this essay, I address some broad questions that have emerged through this discussion. First, because much has been written on the relationship between diversity and community, both in community psychology and in other disciplines, what do we know, or at least think we know? Second, since the constructs of diversity and sense of community are complex and multi-faceted, how can definitions get in the way and how can we avoid talking past one another in this discussion? Finally, looking across the original papers that initiated this discussion, as well as the contributions in this special section, what path(s) forward do we have?

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We didn't say that: Challenges in the Public Dissemination of a Research Finding with Controversial Implications

Neal

2017

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In the March 2014 issue of American Journal of Community Psychology, we published an article that examined the tension between two core values in the field of community psychology: promoting contextual conditions that foster respect for diversity and promoting contextual conditions that foster sense of community. We concluded that processes of social network formation could help explain why diversity and sense of community are seemingly incompatible goals. The study's findings initially disseminated through the usual academic channels, and later through mainstream media outlets. However, they also eventually appeared on blogs and discussion forums devoted to white nationalism. The findings were viewed there as having demonstrated the evils of diversity, and thus having vindicated the white nationalist agenda. As a result, we were forced to consider whether and how to set the record straight. In this first-person narrative, we describe our study's journey from AJCP to white nationalist blogs, discussing how we ultimately responded to the situation, and concluding with some lessons learned.

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Ethnic Diversity and Its Impact on Community Social Cohesion and Neighborly Exchange

Cited by 48 publications

References 59 publications

The Immigration-Crime Myth: Exploring the Impact of Immigration on Neighbourhood Violence

The Immigration-Crime Myth: Exploring the Impact of Immigration on Neighbourhood Violence

Taking Stock of the Diversity and Sense of Community Debate

We didn't say that: Challenges in the Public Dissemination of a Research Finding with Controversial Implications

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