Co-ethnic concentration and trust in Canada’s urban neighbourhoods

Zheng Wu, Feng Hou, Christoph Schimmele and Adam Carmichael
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Zheng Wu: University of Victoria, Canada
Feng Hou: University of Victoria, Canada
Christoph Schimmele: University of Victoria, Canada
Adam Carmichael: University of Victoria, Canada

Urban Studies, 2018, vol. 55, issue 10, 2159-2178

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between the density of people’s ethno-racial in-group in their neighbourhoods (co-ethnic concentration) and trust in their neighbours. Previous studies demonstrate that ethno-racial diversity decreases trust in others, however, these studies rely on overly broad definitions of diversity and of trust, and often do not disaggregate the effects for Whites and ethno-racial minorities. Hence, this study examines the relationship between co-ethnic concentration and trust, focusing on how this relationship may change depending upon one’s ethno-racial status. Putnam’s (2007) analysis leads to a paradox in the sense that, according to the same principle that predicts declining trust amongst Whites, increasing diversity should lead to greater levels of trust for ethno-racial minorities whose share of the population increases with diversification. The findings demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between co-ethnic concentration and trust in neighbours and that this relationship holds for Whites as well as ethno-racial minorities.

Keywords: co-ethnic concentration; neighbourhood diversity; social capital; trust; å Œæ— è£”è šé›†åº¦; é‚»é‡Œå¤šæ ·æ€§; 社会资本; ä¿¡ä»» (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098017708939

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