New Facets of Urban Segregation in Southern Europe Gender, Migration and Social Class Change in Athens

This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminization of employment and migration, and changes in patterns of residential mobility of Greek and migrant women since the 1990s have contributed to shaping new forms of sociospatial segregation in Athens. We e...

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Published inEuropean urban and regional studies Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 345 - 362
Main Authors Arapoglou, Vassilis P., Sayas, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2009
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
City managers
Class
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Feminization
Gender relations
Geographic mobility
Greece
Indexes
Migrant workers
Migration
Occupational mobility
Occupational stratification
Occupational structure
Peri-urban areas
Residential mobility
Residential segregation
Salespersons
Segmentation
Segregation
Social change
Social classes
Social differentiation
Suburban areas
Urban areas
Urbanization
Women
Workers
Southern Europe
Athens Greece
Europe
polarization
occupational restructuring
segregation
geographical mobility
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Summary:This article explores how primary features of occupational restructuring, such as the feminization of employment and migration, and changes in patterns of residential mobility of Greek and migrant women since the 1990s have contributed to shaping new forms of sociospatial segregation in Athens. We examine changes in the occupational structure and in segregation indices from 1991 to 2001. Findings suggest that new gender and ethnic divisions in the occupational structure combine with residential mobility and introduce strong tendencies towards spatial fragmentation. Intra-urban and migratory flows reflect diversified occupational trajectories among women and contribute to shaping the socioeconomic profile of the destination areas: (a) migrant domestic and unskilled service workers locate to central city and suburban areas; (b) Greek managers and professionals, move to ‘upper-class suburbs’; (c) small Greek entrepreneurs and independent workers sprawl to peri-urban areas; (d) salespersons and clerks move to inner suburban areas.
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ISSN:0969-7764
1461-7145
DOI:10.1177/0969776409340187