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Perspectives on the geography of intolerance: racist attitudes and experience of racism in Melbourne, Australia

journal contribution
posted on 2016-03-01, 00:00 authored by J Forrest, Amanuel EliasAmanuel Elias, Yin ParadiesYin Paradies
Given the challenge presented by worsening racial and religious relations in many western countries around the world, a closer look at the interplay between racist attitudes among potential perpetrators and experiences of racism among likely targets, focusing on out-group status, can better inform the dynamics of culturally diverse societies. Melbourne, Australia is ideal for such an analysis given its highly diverse population. Building on recent scholarship detailing a new approach to examining the attitude-experience relationship, we add an important spatial dimension by investigating how patterns of association vary spatially within specific localities over and above citywide effects. Findings indicate significant associations between racist attitudes and experience of discrimination at the citywide and, in distinct ways, at the local (Local Government Area) level. Such relationships are shaped by socio-demographic and ethnic diversity profiles, embodying attribution and degree of out-group status, in complex and nuanced ways.

History

Journal

Geoforum

Volume

70

Pagination

51-59

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

0016-7185

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, Elsevier

Publisher

Elsevier