ISBN:
9781138024090
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (255 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Serie:
Routledge Advances in Sociology
Serie:
Routledge Advances in Sociology Ser.
Paralleltitel:
Print version Social Cohesion and Immigration in Europe and North America : Mechanisms, Conditions, and Causality
DDC:
303.482094
Schlagwort(e):
Assimilation (Sociology) - North America
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Assimilation (Sociology) - North America
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
Concerns about immigration and the rising visibility of minorities have triggered a lively scholarly debate on the consequences of ethnic diversity for trust, cooperation, and other aspects of social cohesion. In this accessibly written volume, leading scholars explore where, when, and why ethnic diversity affects social cohesion by way of analyses covering the major European immigration countries, as well as the United States and Canada. They explore the merits of competing theoretical accounts and give rare insights into the underlying mechanisms through which diversity affects social cohesi
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1 Ethnic diversity in diverse societies: an introduction; Part I The causal nature of diversity effects; 2 Diversity and well-being: local effects and causal approaches; 3 Moving to diversity: residential mobility, changes in ethnic diversity, and concerns about immigration; 4 Declining trust amid diversity? A natural experiment in Lewiston, Maine; Part II The moderating role of interethnic contacts, identities, and policies; 5 Diversity, segregation, and trust
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
6 The consequences of ethnic diversity: advancing the debate7 Ethnic heterogeneity, ethnic and national identity, and social cohesion in England; 8 Diversity, trust, and intergroup attitudes: underlying processes and mechanisms; Part III Ethnic diversity in schools; 9 Thinking about ethnic diversity: experimental evidence on the causal role of ethnic diversity in German neighborhoods and schools; 10 Ethnic diversity, homophily, and network cohesion in European classrooms; 11 Diversity and intergroup contact in schools; Index
Anmerkung:
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