Drawing on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, Wessendorf explores life in a super-diverse urban neighbourhood. The book presents a vivid account of the daily doings and social relations among the residents and how they pragmatically negotiate difference in their everyday lives.
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Drawing on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, Wessendorf explores life in a super-diverse urban neighbourhood. The book presents a vivid account of the daily doings and social relations among the residents and how they pragmatically negotiate difference in their everyday lives.
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1. Introduction: Studying Commonplace Diversity 2. From Multiculturalism to Diversity: Mapping the Field 3. The Emergence of Commonplace Diversity 4. Everyday Encounters in Public Space 5. Regular Encounters in the Parochial Realm 6. The Ethos of Mixing 7. Social Milieus and Friendships 8. Commonplace Diversity, Social Divisions and Inequality: Riots in Hackney 9. Conclusion
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Product details

ISBN
9781349441426
Published
2014-01-01
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Height
216 mm
Width
140 mm
Age
Research, P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
211

Biographical note

Susanne Wessendorf is a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS), University of Birmingham, UK.