Platt, Lucinda 
ORCID: 0000-0002-8251-6400
(2009)
Social activity, social isolation and ethnicity.
Sociological Review, 57 (4).
pp. 670-702.
ISSN 0038-0261
Abstract
This paper explores the extent to which social activity in England and Wales varies by ethnic group and whether risks of social isolation are higher for some groups than others. It aims to enhance our understanding of social deprivation as a particular dimension of poverty and its variation by ethnicity. It also provides empirical evidence that informs discussions of social capital formation which focus on informal measures of participation, and amplifies our understanding of ethnic capital within groups. Estimating the characteristics associated with four measures of social activity together, using a multivariate probit model, the analysis identifies the extent to which ethnic group is associated with low participation on any given measure. Cross-equation correlations between observables within the model can additionally indicate an underlying propensity to social isolation. The paper concludes that there are distinctive patterns of social activity across ethnic groups, that social isolation is not coterminous with material deprivation, and that greater attention should be paid to social isolation as a particular dimension of deprivation that is unevenly distributed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28... |
| Additional Information: | © 2009 The Author. Journal compilation © 2009 The Editorial Board of The Sociological Review |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2014 12:57 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2024 08:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55456 |
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