Influence of segregation versus mixing: Intergroup contact and attitudes among White-British and Asian-British students in high schools in Oldham, England
| Autor: | Rachel New, Ananthi Al Ramiah, Ralf Wölfer, Maarten van Zalk, Katharina Schmid, Christina Floe, Miles Hewstone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences common.demographic_type education 050301 education 050109 social psychology humanities Education Friendship Religious education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Quality (business) Sociology 0503 education Social psychology Mixing (physics) health care economics and organizations White British media_common |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1477878518779879 |
| Popis: | We report findings from three longitudinal studies investigating the extent, quality and consequences of intergroup contact in schools between young Asian-British and White-British secondary (high-school) students. Results provide robust support for Allport’s ‘contact hypothesis’ in this setting. Specifically, mixing (vs segregation) in high schools does actually promote intergroup contact (although there is still resegregation), and contact improves attitudes and trust towards the outgroup. We conclude that faith schools, to the extent that they are segregated, deprive young people of the opportunity to mix across ethnic and religious lines during the school day; in the absence of positive contact in a safe setting, intergroup contact and especially cross-group friendships are restricted, and positive outgroup attitudes are thwarted. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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