Commonplace Diversity: Social Relations in a Super-Diverse Context [electronic resource] /
Wessendorf, Susanne.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Studying Commonplace Diversity; Hackney and its super-diversity; How to write about 'groups'?; The public, parochial and private realm; The research; 2 From Multiculturalism to Diversity: Mapping the Field; From multiculturalism to cohesion; Living together: Situating commonplace diversity; Social milieus in urban contexts and the role of place; All good in Hackney? Contested diversity; Race and generation; 3 The Emergence of Commonplace Diversity; Commonplace diversity: A walk through the neighbourhood
Positive attitudes towards cultural diversity: 'I don't want to live next to me'Public and institutional discourses about diversity; Diversity as a means to fit in; 4 Everyday Encounters in Public Space; Civility in the context of diversity; Corner-shop cosmopolitanism; Cosmopolitan skills versus cosmopolitan engagement; 5 Regular Encounters in the Parochial Realm; Daily routines in public space; Family and children-oriented spaces: Regular encounters in the context of celebrated diversity; Associations: Knitting together, going home apart
Places of worship: Sites of intermingling - sites of homecomingRelations between neighbours: Belonging, interaction and long-term residence; Seeing the parochial realm through an 'ethnic lens'; Focusing on commonalities, ignoring differences; 6 The Ethos of Mixing; Undermining the ethos of mixing; Live and let live; 'Bridges' in public and parochial space; 'You must not forget where you come from, but you must interact'; 7 Social Milieus and Friendships; Social class and social milieus; Grace: A sense of exclusion; Old alliances, new divisions; Middle-class views
Race and class when growing up in HackneyFeeling comfortable with 'similar people'; 8 Commonplace Diversity, Social Divisions and Inequality: Riots in Hackney; Why riots in Hackney?; Civil mobilization: A sense of 'community' during and after the riots; Commonplace diversity, race and deprivation; 9 Conclusion; Super-diversity as a fact of life; Diversity, anonymity and belonging; Socializing apart; Why does it work?; Cosmopolitan competences versus engagement; Towards a differentiated understanding of (super-)diversity; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Ethnicity.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Sociology, Urban.
Migration.
Ethnicity Studies.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).
Migration.
Human Rights.