Ethnic minority residential clustering actually protects physical and mental health
Evidence
One comes from the literature that suggests that ethnic minority people living together is protective for their health, a so-called ethnic density effect. So, after taking account of the concentration of poverty and deprivation in a neighbourhood, studies have found ethnic minority people who live in ethnically dense areas to have better mental health (Shaw et al. 2012) and, for some outcomes, better physical health (Bécares et al. 2012) compared with those who live in areas with lower ethnic density. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 338
Categorization
- XREF: Reverses the common assumption that ethnic segregation/concentration is inherently harmful — connects to debates about ghettoization in Islamophobia discourse. — connects to: British ‘ethnic minority’ communities are internally diverse and not segregated ghettos; Naming racism publicly is itself protective for victims’ mental health — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 341; Ethnic neighborhoods can shelter inhabitants from ever learning to navigate strangers (+1 more)