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Localised Social Networks, Socialisation and Social Mobility in a Low-income Neighbourhood in the Netherlands

Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 230, Amsterdam 1018 VZ, The Netherlands, f.m.pinkster{at}uva.nl

The assumed negative effects of living in a low-income neighbourhood on the social mobility of already-poor residents are central to the current political debate about disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. A case study in The Hague addresses the question of which social mechanisms in the daily life of residents might contribute to reduced social mobility in the long run. On the basis of interviews with neighbourhood experts and residents about local social networks, job search strategies and work ethics, evidence can be found for limited opportunity structures and negative socialisation processes. However, the findings suggest that these mechanisms work more subtly than generally assumed in the research literature, as the specific socio-spatial context also provides opportunities and negative effects are selective rather than generic.

Urban Studies, Vol. 44, No. 13, 2587-2603 (2007)
DOI: 10.1080/00420980701558384


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