Statistical and Perceived Diversity and Their Impacts on Neighborhood Social Cohesion in Germany, France and the Netherlands

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 853-883

  Koopmans, Ruud ^a   Schaeffer, Merlin ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community erosion; Ethnic diversity; Immigration; Intergroup relations; Social capital; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRATION POLICY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL POLICY;

FRANCE; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84958594186     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-0863-3     Document Type: Article

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