The Inner City: Regulating Regeneration, Combating Social Exclusion

ABSTRACTThis article explores conceptual and empirical aspects of the social exclusion/inclusion debate in later life, with a particular focus on issues of place and space in urban settings. Exploratory findings are reported from two empirical studies in Belgium and England, which sought to examine experiences of social exclusion and inclusion among people aged 60 and over living in deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 102 older people in Belgium and 124 in England. Thematic analysis of interview data identifies four issues in relation to the neighbourhood dimension of social exclusion/inclusion in later life: experiences of community change; feelings of security and safety; the management of urban space; and strategies of control. The results suggest that neighbourhoods have a significant influence on shaping the experience of exclusion and inclusion in later life, with a number of similarities identified across the different study areas. The article concludes by discussing conceptual and policy issues raised by the research.

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Challenges to Traditional Clinical Definitions of Depression in Young Black Men

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988313494234 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 74-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Danielle EK Perkins

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Inner City ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Black Men ◽

Accurate Assessment ◽

Research And Practice ◽

Mental Health Outreach ◽

Depression Assessment ◽

History Of ◽

Knowledge Of Depression

Despite high rates of unemployment, incarceration, violence, and suicide experienced by young Black men in America, research conducted in inner-city environments consistently report nonsignificant levels of depression among Black men. The unique history of social exclusion, stereotyping, and discrimination experienced by Black men has significant implications for the accurate assessment of depression. A review of significant historical and current sociological, educational, and legal-justice circumstances that affect the mental health of young Black men is presented. Barriers and limitations to traditional depression assessment and measurement is discussed and followed by recommendations for advancing knowledge of depression in young Black men. Research and practice that seeks to explore and explain sociocultural variances in traditional definitions of depression among young Black men will improve mental health, mental health outreach, and social function in this population.

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Entrapped in Multidimensional Exclusion: The Perpetuation of Poverty among Conflict-induced Migrants in an İstanbul Neighborhood

New Perspectives on Turkey ◽

10.1017/s0896634600004982 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 205-234 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Bediz Yılmaz

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Urban Poverty ◽

Historical Background ◽

City Area ◽

The Core ◽

Urban Migrants ◽

New Type ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

Religion And Ethnicity

AbstractIn order to analyze the interdependent vicious circles of social exclusion and spatial relegation, this article will discuss the findings of fieldwork in the inner-city neighborhood of Tarlabaşı, İstanbul. The introductory section revolves around the concepts of poverty and exclusion, followed by a brief historical background of this locality. The core of the article is devoted to an analysis of different dimensions of exclusion—namely, economic, social, political, spatial and discursive dimensions. In the neighborhood of Tarlabaşı, it is possible to trace the signs of a transformation leading to the creation of a new type of urban poverty based on exclusion. This inner-city area, a territory of urban relegation par excellence, illustrates that informal activities no longer suffice to integrate socially; that the neighborhood is increasingly becoming polarized along lines of class, religion and ethnicity; that inner-city slums are no longer transitory places for rural-to-urban migrants, but perpetual spaces of relegation; and that the conflict-induced migrant Kurds are the primary candidates to become Turkey's “underclass.”

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Stigmatised choices: social class, social exclusion and secondary school markets in the inner city

Pedagogy Culture and Society ◽

10.1080/14681360400200188 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 35-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Diane Reay ◽

Helen Lucey

Keyword(s):

Social Class ◽

Secondary School ◽

Inner City ◽

Social Exclusion

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‘The Government is the Best Landlord I've Ever Had’: Older Public Housing Tenants and Social Inclusion in Inner Sydney

The Economic and Labour Relations Review ◽

10.1177/103530460801900107 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 93-107 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alan Morris

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Inner City ◽

Public Housing ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Housing Tenure ◽

Life Circumstances ◽

The Government ◽

Depth Interviews

In this qualitative study based on in-depth interviews with fifteen older public housing tenants in inner-city neighbourhoods in Sydney, the life circumstances of older public housing tenants are explored. A primary aim of the study was to interrogate the notion that public housing is a form of housing tenure that is no longer worth pursuing due to it being a harbinger of misery and social exclusion for its residents. The research suggests that this conclusion is, in many ways, mythology. For the older public housing tenants interviewed, being accommodated in this tenure form was viewed as a ‘life-saver’. Despite the ever-increasing residualisation of public housing, the provision of affordable, adequate and secure accommodation in convenient locations gave them the capacity to pursue a life that they valued.

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‘I've Always Managed, That's What We Do’: Social Capital and Women's Experiences of Social Exclusion

Sociological Research Online ◽

10.5153/sro.1613 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Victoria K Gosling

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Networks ◽

Inner City ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Local Community ◽

Poor People ◽

Housing Estate ◽

The North ◽

Community Responsibility ◽

Depth Interviews

It is evident that the concept of ‘social capital’ has recently come to the forefront of many governmental strategies aimed at combating social exclusion. In particular the interpretation of social capital used by many authors and agencies is one that emphasises the importance of not only social networks and contacts, but also a social responsibility to one's local community and wider society. Most notably it is poor people and poorer neighbourhoods that are seen to be lacking in these forms of social capital, and therefore emphasis is placed upon individual and community responsibility for tackling their own (and other's) exclusion. Drawing on in-depth interviews with women living on a deprived inner-city housing estate in the north of England, this research considers existing practices, forms and gendered nature of social capital for these women. The paper concludes that contrary to popular beliefs, many of these women already possessed forms of social capital, and specifically, that this was beneficial in helping them cope and ‘get by’ within their everyday experiences of social exclusion. This research highlights the potential exclusionary nature of social capital for certain individuals and the limitations of social capital in helping excluded women to escape their poverty.

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Students as Active Participants in Hearing Aid Maintenance

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/0161-1461.2303.208 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 208-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marsha Lipscomb ◽

Peggy Von Almen ◽

James C. Blair

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

School System ◽

Regular Education ◽

Hearing Aid ◽

Hearing Impairments ◽

City School

Twenty students between the ages of 6 and 19 years who were receiving services for students with hearing impairments in a metropolitan, inner-city school system were trained to monitor their own hearing aids. This study investigated the effect of this training on the percentage of students who wore functional hearing aids. Ten of the students received fewer than 3 hours of instruction per day in the regular education setting and generally had hearing losses in the severe to profound range. The remaining 10 students received greater than 3 hours of instruction per day in the regular education setting and had hearing losses in the moderate to severe range. The findings indicated improved hearing aid function when students were actively involved in hearing aid maintenance programs. Recommendations are made concerning hearing aid maintenance in the schools.

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