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Title:
Deprived White Community? Social Action in Three Norwich Estates, 1940-2005

Subject Categories:
Economic conditions and indicators - Economics
Cultural history - History
Population history - History
Race relations - Society and culture
Charities, voluntary organisations and voluntary work - Social welfare policy and systems

Depositor(s):
Rogaly, B., University of Sussex. Department of Geography

Principal Investigator(s):
Rogaly, B., University of Sussex. Department of Geography
Taylor, R., Birkbeck, University of London. School of Continuing Education

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council

Grant Number:
RES-148-25-0047

Abstract:
This qualitative dataset charts changes since 1940 in the interface between official descriptions of three Norwich council estates (North Earlham, Larkman and Marlpit) as deprived, and residents' own social and spatial identity practices.

It looks critically at the extent to which residents' social identity practices concord with the notion that the estates make up a homogeneous "community". Through analysing the conflicts between groups of residents with divergent settlement histories, including Travellers, Irish settlers, former rural labourers from Norfolk and people re-housed from central Norwich, it contributes to the unpacking of "whiteness" as an ethnic category in Britain.

Areas identified in official documents as "deprived" since the 1970s, have been the target for area-based initiatives, most recently channelling resources through the NELM (North Earlham, Larkman and Marlpit) New Deal for Communities project. Through 25 life-history interviews the researchers aimed to analyse the impact of these initiatives, and the interrelation between policy and its impact on residents' identifications and identity practices. These interviews are not straightforward verbatim transcripts but were redrafted and approved by the participants. The anonymised names used in the transcripts are consistent with those used in the published outputs of the project.

Further information can be found at the project's website or funding award webpage.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1940-2005
Dates of Fieldwork: 2005-2006
Country: England
Geography: Norwich; Norfolk
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals; Families/households
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; Life history interviews

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Individuals who have lived in the North Earlham, Larkman and Marlpit social housing areas of Norwich at some point during the course of their lives.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Volunteer sample; Convenience sample
Number of Units: 25 life history interview transcripts.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: No weighting used.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: qualidata@esds.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 9 July 2009

Copyright:
Copyright B. Rogaly, R. Taylor

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