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Category Archives: Diversity
Volunteer Participation Hits Record Low
The more diverse America becomes, the less people volunteer. REPORT: The percentage of the population who has volunteered at least once in the past year has hit the lowest level ever recorded, according to data from the Bureau of Labor … Continue reading
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Does Ethnic Diversity Have a Negative Effect on Attitudes towards the Community? A Longitudinal Analysis of the Causal Claims within the Ethnic Diversity and Social Cohesion Debate
Abstract: Studies demonstrate a negative association between community ethnic diversity and indicators of social cohesion (especially attitudes towards neighbours and the community), suggesting diversity causes a decline in social cohesion. However, to date, the evidence for this claim is based … Continue reading
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The Impact of Adolescents’ Classroom and Neighborhood Ethnic Diversity on Same- and Cross-Ethnic Friendships Within Classrooms
Abstract: This study examines how classroom and neighborhood ethnic diversity affect adolescents’ tendency to form same- versus cross-ethnic friendships when they enter middle school. Hypotheses are derived from exposure, conflict, and constrict theory. Hypotheses are tested among 911 middle school … Continue reading
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STUDY ASKS: IS A ‘BETTER WORLD’ POSSIBLE?
MSUTODAY: For years, policymakers have attempted to create communities where a diverse group of residents not only live close to one other but also interact freely – in other words, neighborhoods that are both integrated and socially cohesive. But that … Continue reading
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E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-first Century
Robert Putnam: Ethnic diversity is increasing in most advanced countries, driven mostly by sharp increases in immigration. In the long run immigration and diversity are likely to have important cultural, economic, fiscal, and developmental benefits. In the short run, however, … Continue reading
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In Search of the Key to Closing Achievement Gaps
USNEWS: New research indicates that integrating schools to equalize access to teachers will not significantly close student achievement gaps. This week, Dr. John B. King Jr. stepped into the role of acting secretary of Education, following Arne Duncan’s resignation last … Continue reading
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The New Separate But Equal
James Chen writes: Rising test scores and higher academic standards in public schools are usually a cause for celebration among parents of school—age children. But in the liberal suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, this development is triggering panic … Continue reading
School Choice, Universal Vouchers and Native Flight from Local Schools
Abstract: Using data from Copenhagen school registers and other sources, I test the hypothesis that Danes are more likely to opt out of their local public school if it has a large concentration of immigrant pupils. The results suggest that, … Continue reading
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School ethnic diversity and White students’ civic attitudes in England
Abstract: The current paper focuses on White British students in lower secondary education and investigates the effect of school ethnic diversity on their levels of trust and inclusive attitudes towards immigrants. Use is made of panel data of the Citizenship … Continue reading
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Personality and Individual Differences
Abstract: Unreciprocated aid among co-ethnics and the emotional intensity of ethnic conflict have long been explanatory challenges to evolutionary science. J.P. Rushton’s theory of assortative ethnic affiliation–altruism, mating and friendship directed towards fellow ethnics–derives from his more general theory of … Continue reading
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