Urban Geography
Volume 38, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1182-1202
Affective neighbourly relations between migrant and local residents in Shanghai (Article) (Open Access)
Wang Z.* ,
Zhang F. ,
Wu F.
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Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Abstract
In urban China there is growing scholarly interest in neighbourhood social interaction, but most studies focus on overt neighbouring activities whilst less is known about the affective dimension of neighbourhood relations, such as mutual trust and care. By surveying 1,420 residents from Shanghai, this study examines the affective relationship between rural migrants and local urban neighbours and explores whether the frequency of neighbouring and contextual characteristics may affect this outcome. Our results show that residents who interact more with out-group neighbours also tend to describe their relationship with them as more caring and amicable. Furthermore, residents in working class neighbourhoods tend to rely on intergroup neighbouring as means of facilitating mutual trust. In contrast, residents of neighbourhoods with commodified housing stock already possess a strong affective relationship with out-group neighbours because of a shared identity as middle-class homeowners and, therefore, do not rely on neighbourly interactions as a facilitator of neighbourly trust. © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978997445&doi=10.1080%2f02723638.2016.1206700&partnerID=40&md5=ddede197a1eb9623b45a3cddbc9a4180
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2016.1206700
ISSN: 02723638
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English