Territorial Personalization: Group Identity and Social Interaction in a Slavic-American Neighborhood

Territorial Personalization: Group Identity and Social Interaction in a Slavic-American Neighborhood

This study examined variations in levels of exterior maintenance and adornment among the residents of a predominantly Slavic-American, inner-city neighborhood. Specific questions were: Is ethnic identity expressed in the exterior personalization of individual households? Are higher levels of persona...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environment and behavior 1981-09, Vol.13 (5), p.574-589
Hauptverfasser: Greenbaum, Paul E., Greenbaum, Susan D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
America/American/Americans
Ecological effects
ECOLOGY
Ethnic
ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC GROUPS
Exteriors
Group/Groups/Grouping/Groupism
Households
IDENTITY
Identity/Identities
Kansas City/Kan. Mo
Maintenance
MEASUREMENT
Neighborhood/Neighborhoods
Personal/Personalization
Personalized
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
Slav/Slavs/Slavic
Social interaction
Territory/Territories/Territorial/ Territoriality
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined variations in levels of exterior maintenance and adornment among the residents of a predominantly Slavic-American, inner-city neighborhood. Specific questions were: Is ethnic identity expressed in the exterior personalization of individual households? Are higher levels of personalization associated with higher levels of neighborhood-based social interaction? Results indicated that Slavic-Americans personalized more than their non-Slavic counterparts (p
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916581135003