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The Cosmopolitan Canopy

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ID5773017
AuthorsElijah Anderson (University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume595
Issue1
Pages14-31
Publication date2004-08-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716204266833
OpenAlexW4242329401
LanguageEN
Citations received108
References cited16

The public spaces of the city are more racially, ethnically, and socially diverse than ever. Social distance and tension as expressed by wariness of strangers appear to be the order of the day. But the "cosmopolitan canopy" offers a respite and an opportunity for diverse peoples to come together to do their business and also to engage in "folk ethnography" that serves as a cognitive and cultural base on which people construct behavior in public

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Unique citing works108
Citations per year5,14
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 106

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