Burchfield, K. B. and E. Silver (2013). "Collective Efficacy and Crime in Los Angeles Neighborhoods: Implications for the Latino Paradox* Collective Efficacy and Crime in Los Angeles Neighborhoods: Implications for the Latino Paradox." Sociological Inquiry 83(1): 154-176.  The authors use data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study (LAFANS) to examine the degree to which social tie...

According to the norms and collective efficacy model, the levels of social connectedness within a local community are a function of neighborhood structural characteristics, such as socioeconomic status and ethnic composition. The current work aims to determine whether neighborhood structural and institutional features (neighborhood wealth, percentage of immigrants, population density, opportuni...

We use unique data from the Boston Non-Profit Organizations Study, an innovative survey containing rich information on organizational participation across seven social domains in two Boston neighborhoods, to examine the relationship between ethnic diversity and participation in local organizations. In particular, we identify neighborhood-based social ties as a key mechanism mediating the initia...

Purpose Immigrant travel has become an emerging research field in transportation planning. A handful of scholars have studied the travel behavior of residents in immigrant enclaves in North America. However, thus far, there has been no analysis of the travel behavior of residents living in migrant-rich neighborhoods in China. Additionally, previous studies rarely explored whether these (im)migr...

Using a case study conducted in the Michaihue neighborhood, result of progressive large-scale and high-rise social housing, possible impact that architectural typology can have on declared perception neighborhood preference predilection is analyzed, understanding these elements as positive basis to generate ties. Methodologically, responses dwellings households’ CENSUS were analyzed compared, a...

This study draws on panel data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey ( N = 1,128) to examine whether how family friends living close-by are associated with individuals’ interneighborhood residential mobility. Additional analyses tap into why proportion of nearby kin linked their The results suggest that perceptions neighborhood patterned by or not they have family—and a lesser ext...

Studies have established a link between contextual factors, such as neighborhood and community environments, and psychopathology. Although these factors have been shown to affect the expression of symptoms of depression and other disorders, little evidence exists of a link between contextual factors and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study tested the relationships among perce...