Are inner-cities bad for your health? Comparisons of residents' and third parties' perceptions of the urban neighbourhood of Gospel Oak, London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2265691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Whitley (0000-0001-5376-9241, McGill University), Martin Prince (0000-0003-1379-7146, King's College London) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-67 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00431.x |
| PMID | 15762951 |
| OpenAlex | W1965549421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper analyses representations of the neighbourhood of Gospel Oak (London, UK), by contrasting views of residents with views expressed by third parties. Data from residents were gathered through in-depth qualitative methods. Data from third parties were gathered through documentary analysis.Third parties' descriptions of Gospel Oak were significantly more negative than residents'. In contrast, residents were overwhelmingly positive about the neighbourhood, often taking a diametrically opposed view to third parties on the same factor, for example, quality of housing.We argue that third parties' negative social construction of Gospel Oak is functional rather than descriptive; a pathological orientation is usually taken to assist efforts to win regeneration funding. Though this is sometimes successful, we discuss possible negative affects of this social construction, for example, stigmatisation. Finally, we warn against making assumptions of collective social and physical pathology in urban neighbourhoods, urging a more critical approach to the study of the inner-city in the health sciences
Geography · Gospel · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Perception · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health
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| Citations per year | 0.42 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |