Journal article
Assessing the role of ethnic enclaves in the relationship between neighborhood conditions and participation in neighborhood-focused activism among Latinos in Chicago
Journal of human behavior in the social environment, Vol.30(2), pp.158-172
02/17/2020
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2019.1664965
Abstract
Latinos in the US often settle in ethnic enclave neighborhoods, which research and theory suggests have residents who are less engaged in neighborhood activism. However, we know little about the relationship between living in a Latino ethnic enclave compared to other types of neighborhoods and engaging in neighborhood-focused activism among Latinos. This study, therefore, investigates whether both neighborhood organizational resources and neighborhood needs influence participation in neighborhood-focused activism among Chicago Latinos, and especially, whether those relationships are strongest in Latino ethnic enclave neighborhoods. We conducted multilevel logistic regression predicting neighborhood activism among a subsample of Latino respondents from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study but found no significant neighborhood effects. However, we examined only residents of Mexican descent and found that both organizational resources and needs had the largest, positive effects on neighborhood activism in predominantly Mexican descent neighborhoods. This study contributes to our understanding of neighborhood context and Latino engagement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Assessing the role of ethnic enclaves in the relationship between neighborhood conditions and participation in neighborhood-focused activism among Latinos in Chicago
- Creators
- Megan E. Gilster - University of IowaJaime M. Booth - University of PittsburghCristian L. Meier - University of UtahHéctor R. Torres-Cacho - District 5 Office, Fairfield, Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of human behavior in the social environment, Vol.30(2), pp.158-172
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/10911359.2019.1664965
- ISSN
- 1091-1359
- eISSN
- 1540-3556
- Grant note
- P50HD38986; R01HD050467 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (10.13039/100009633)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/17/2020
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984283724702771
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