The Changing ‘Face’ of the Suburbs: Issues of Ethnicity and Residential Change in Suburban Vancouver

Ray, Brian; Halseth, Greg; Johnson, Benjamin

doi:10.1111/1468-2427.00059

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“…Various scholars have argued that families seek social homogeneity, that is, the presence of other families who are preferably of the same class and ethnicity or race (Ray et al, 1997). Such homogeneity also fosters the formation of social support networks and the perception of social safety (Karsten, 2007).…”

Section: Residential Mobility and The Fi Eld Of Parenthoodmentioning

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Residential Mobility of Urban Middle Classes in the Field of Parenthood

Boterman

2012

Environ Plan A

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There is common understanding that gentrifi ers and new middle classes more generally share an urban orientation and may share a 'metropolitan habitus'. The urban geography of Western metropolises and the formation and reproduction of specifi c middle-class groups are intrinsically connected. The specifi c urban habitus of these new middle classes, however, is challenged by events in the life course. When urban middle classes settle down and have children, many suburbanise. Using two waves of longitudinal data from a representative sample of middle-class couples expecting their fi rst child, this study investigates the residential practices of middle classes that live in the central areas of Amsterdam when they become fi rst-time parents. Building on prior work on urban middle classes, inspired by the theoretical concepts of Bourdieu, through a multilevel analysis, this study seeks to understand how various orientations of capital infl uence the decision whether to stay in the city or move to suburban areas. Controlling for a range of individual and neighbourhood variables, this study demonstrates that couples with high economic capital and relatively low cultural capital have a higher propensity to move out of the central city, whereas couples with high cultural capital and low economic capital have a smaller chance of suburbanising. Furthermore, this study confi rms that the degree of social and economic connectedness through social networks and work in the city also play an important part in determining the propensity to move out of the city.

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Section: Residential Mobility and The Fi Eld Of Parenthoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Residential Mobility of Urban Middle Classes in the Field of Parenthood

Boterman

2012

Environ Plan A

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“…For example, in some communities different residential forms such as large and bulky dwellings have been the centre of conflict. There is a perception that these are the homes of wealthy immigrant families, who move into an area and demolish the existing housing stock, replacing it with inappropriate new structures (Ley, 1995;Ray et al, 1997). Heritage legislation has also been a source of disputation.…”

Section: Planning In a Landscape Of Cultural Diversity: The Theoreticmentioning

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Planning and Multiculturalism: A Reflection on Australian Local Practice

Thompson¹

2003

Planning Theory & Practice

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This paper is set within the Australian local landscape of cultural diversity. Although urban research acknowledges that planning practice must be responsive to cultural diversity, there remains an often muted and erratic response on the ground. Planners have a responsibility to plan for the needs of all citizens who live and work in their locality. However, the notion of 'planning for all' is not an easy one to operationalize. This is related to the historical assumptions upon which planning rests and the difficulties that professionals have in understanding different communities and then seeking to plan for them through the use of traditional tools and with outdated and culturally assimilationist attitudes. Rather than blaming practitioners for not keeping pace with theoretical developments in understanding cultural diversity, the city and the consequent practical response that this infers, the paper offers suggestions for practical responses that are achievable in the context of the contemporary planning office. Changes in the professional's mindset and approach are also discussed using the concepts of reflexivity and cultural inclusivity.

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“…His study of Toronto sets out to determine the factors that explain the occurrence of self-segregation in neighbourhoods where relative affluence and ethnicity intersect. Using census data from 1996 and 2001, Haan finds that samegroup concentration affected the new home ownership rates of three of the city's 12 15 See also Ray et al (1997) regarding the socioeconomically mixed distribution of this population group. largest immigrant ethnic groups (Jamaicans, Chinese and Italians).…”

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Immigrant residential geographies and the ‘spatial assimilation’ debate in Canada, 1997–2007

Méndez

2009

Int. Migration & Integration

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This paper discusses research published between 1997 and 2007 on the residential concentration of immigrants and ethnic and visible minority groups in Canadian metropolitan centres. Specifically, it reviews findings and conclusions that relate to the ongoing debate over the validity of assimilationist perspective assumptions regarding the typical social and spatial trajectory of newcomers. A Canadian immigrant underclass thesis is generally rejected, but some evidence emerges to suggest a potential bifurcation of the assumed pattern of sociospatial mobility. The traditional assumptions would hold for most groups, yet significant exceptions would justify an alteration of the model, essentially de-linking social from spatial mobility in the case of certain groups. Methodological considerations underlying this proposition are discussed.Résumé Cet article entreprend une lecture des études publiées entre 1997 et 2007 au sujet de la concentration résidentielle des immigrés et des groupes éthniques dans les agglomerations métropolitaines du Canada, et examine en particulier leurs conclusions concernant la validité des idées assimilassionistes, c'est-à-dire celles visant à définir une trajectoire résidentielle typique des immigrés. L'hypothèse de l'existance d'une 'underclass' au Canada est généralement rejettée, mais par contre on remarque la possible bifurcation du modèle assimilationiste sur la mobilité sociospatiale. Les assises traditionelles du modèle seraient valables pour la plupart des groupes, mais avec d'importantes exceptions, en vue particulièrement d'une dislocation entre la mobilité sociale et la mobilité spatiale parmi certaines populations. Des questions de méthodologie font aussi partie de la discussion.

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The Changing ‘Face’ of the Suburbs: Issues of Ethnicity and Residential Change in Suburban Vancouver

Cited by 48 publications

References 10 publications

Residential Mobility of Urban Middle Classes in the Field of Parenthood

Residential Mobility of Urban Middle Classes in the Field of Parenthood

Planning and Multiculturalism: A Reflection on Australian Local Practice

Immigrant residential geographies and the ‘spatial assimilation’ debate in Canada, 1997–2007

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