Diversity and Contact: Immigration and Social Interaction in German Cities

In: Global Diversities

Abstract

"Preface" -- "Contents" -- "About the Authors" -- "List of Figures and Photographs" -- "List of Tables" -- "1: Introduction: Research Context and Hypotheses" -- "1.1 Interaction Versus Withdrawal" -- "1.2 The Relevance of Neighbourhood Context" -- "1.3 Recent Empirical Studies" -- "1.4 This Book" -- "2: The Diversity and Contact Project (DivCon)" -- "2.1 Study Design, Methods and Data " -- "2.1.1 The Quantitative Survey" -- "2.1.2 Area Explorations" -- "2.1.3 Fieldwork in Selected Areas" -- "2.2 The Respondents and the Neighbourhood" -- "2.2.1 Time Spent in the Neighbourhood" -- "2.2.2 Reasons for Moving to the Neighbourhood" -- "3: Diversity in Germany and Its Urban Neighbourhoods" -- "3.1 Germany's Immigrant Population" -- "3.2 Diversity in German Cities" -- "3.3 Urban Normality: The 50 Neighbourhoods of this Study (Co-authored by Christian Jacobs)" -- "3.3.1 The Material Environment: Neighbourhood Character and Public Space" -- "3.3.2 Statistical Diversity" -- "3.3.3 Noticeable Diversity" -- "3.3.4 Perceived Diversity: How the Survey Respondents See Their Own Neighbourhood" -- "4: Interactions Across Boundaries in More and Less Diverse Contexts" -- "4.1 Introduction" -- "4.2 Intergroup Contact in the Neighbourhood" -- "4.2.1 The Frequency of Intergroup Contact" -- "4.2.2 Differences Between Neighbourhoods" -- "4.2.3 Evaluations of Neighbourhood Contact" -- "4.3 Within and Beyond the Neighbourhood: Weak and Strong Ties" -- "4.3.1 Network Size and Share of Intergroup Ties" -- "4.3.2 The Relevance of the Neighbourhood Context" -- "4.4 The Heterogeneity of Networks" -- "4.5 Conclusions" -- "5: Five Stories of Neighbourhood, Social Life, and Diversity" -- "5.1 Introduction".