Coping Patterns in Challenging Neighborhoods: The Example of Cologne-Chorweiler
Coping Patterns in Challenging Neighborhoods: The Example of Cologne-Chorweiler

Summary/Abstract: This study investigates the patterns of perception and coping strategies of residents of a segregated neighborhood through an explorative design. It contributes to the growing body of literature on neighborhood effects. After a short overview about the state of the art with an emphasis on the vulnerability and exposure hypotheses, the challenging neighborhood Cologne-Chorweiler (Germany) is described using sociodemographic data at neighborhood level (N=86) and interviews with experts (N=10). Afterwards, the perception and coping strategies are analyzed through qualitative interviews with residents (N=44). The results show that Chorweiler is a challenging neighborhood in the perception of its residents. Coping strategies are frustration and resignation as well as avoiding and distance, with different subtypes.

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