On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation

dc.contributor.authorDixon, John
dc.contributor.authorTredoux, Colin
dc.contributor.authorClack, Beverley
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-06T08:27:43Z
dc.date.available2016-06-06T08:27:43Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-01-05T08:03:26Z
dc.description.abstractThis article provides a general background to this special focus section of the journal on ‘racial interaction and isolation in everyday life’. It reviews both the geographic literature on segregation and the psychological literature on the contact hypothesis, and calls for more research on how, when and why racial isolation manifests at a microecological level; that is, the level at which individuals actually encounter one another in situations of bodily co-presence. Some conceptual and methodological implications of this extension of the segregation literature are described. The social psychological signifi cance of the racial organisation of such ordinary activities as eating in cafeterias, relaxing on beaches and occupying public seating are also explored. The focus of the argument is that everyday boundary processes may maintain the salience of racial categories, embody racial attitudes and regulate the possibility of intimate contact.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124630503500301
dc.identifier.apacitationDixon, J., Tredoux, C., & Clack, B. (2005). On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19920en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDixon, John, Colin Tredoux, and Beverley Clack "On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19920en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDixon, J., Tredoux, C., & Clack, B. (2005). On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation. South African Journal of Psychology, 35(3), 395-411.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Dixon, John AU - Tredoux, Colin AU - Clack, Beverley AB - This article provides a general background to this special focus section of the journal on ‘racial interaction and isolation in everyday life’. It reviews both the geographic literature on segregation and the psychological literature on the contact hypothesis, and calls for more research on how, when and why racial isolation manifests at a microecological level; that is, the level at which individuals actually encounter one another in situations of bodily co-presence. Some conceptual and methodological implications of this extension of the segregation literature are described. The social psychological signifi cance of the racial organisation of such ordinary activities as eating in cafeterias, relaxing on beaches and occupying public seating are also explored. The focus of the argument is that everyday boundary processes may maintain the salience of racial categories, embody racial attitudes and regulate the possibility of intimate contact. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation TI - On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19920 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19920
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDixon J, Tredoux C, Clack B. On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation. South African Journal of Psychology. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19920.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://sap.sagepub.com/
dc.subject.otherContact hypothesis
dc.subject.otherMicro-ecology of racial isolation
dc.subject.otherObservational study
dc.subject.otherSegregation
dc.titleOn the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregationen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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