'My name is a barrier': coping with discrimination in the rental housing market.
Housing discrimination remains a significant barrier to inclusive and equitable societies. While field experiments have documented discrimination against ethnic minorities, less attention was given to lived experiences during the housing search and the coping strategies individuals employ. This stud...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 51; no. 17; pp. 4412 - 4437 |
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Oct2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=188177967&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 188177967 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 1369183X 56F jtl: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies issn: 1369183X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2025 vid: 51 iid: 17 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 188177967 10.1080/1369183X.2025.2508512 ppf: 4412 ppct: 25 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 748KB tig: atl: 'My name is a barrier': coping with discrimination in the rental housing market. aug: au: Martiniello, Billie affil: Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium su: Housing discrimination Rental housing Stress management Africans Policy analysis Minorities Sub-Saharan Africans Brussels (Belgium) sug: subj: Brussels (Belgium) Housing discrimination Rental housing Stress management Africans Policy analysis Minorities Sub-Saharan Africans keyword: coping Discrimination ethnic minorities housing market housing search behaviour ab: Housing discrimination remains a significant barrier to inclusive and equitable societies. While field experiments have documented discrimination against ethnic minorities, less attention was given to lived experiences during the housing search and the coping strategies individuals employ. This study adopts a mixed-methods approach to examine how perceived rental discrimination – encompassing personal experiences versus group-level perceptions, and experienced versus anticipated discrimination – influences the adoption of coping strategies among Belgians of North- and Sub-Saharan African origin. Drawing on 14 semi-structured in-depth interviews and being the first to analyse formal housing discrimination reports (N = 333) in Brussels, filed over the past five years with the Belgian Interfederal Organization for Equal Opportunities (Unia), this study uncovers key findings. Results reveal a discrepancy between perceived and objectively measured discrimination, with discrimination primarily attributed to realtors, not proprietors. The personal-group discrimination discrepancy is reaffirmed, explained by the subtle nature of discrimination, individual-level rationalisation and anticipated discrimination. Both active and passive coping strategies emerge, while willingness to report is low due to emotional factors, pragmatic barriers, perceptions of efficacy, and knowledge gaps. The findings underscore the need for a comprehensive policy framework addressing structural market shortages as well as an anti-discrimination policy extending beyond awareness-raising efforts. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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