The diversity Wave
A meta-analysis of the native-born white response to ethnic diversity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10941193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Kaufmann (0000-0002-4812-4542, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author), Matthew J Goodwin, Matthew Goodwin (0000-0002-4996-1684, University of Kent) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Pages | 120-131 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-089X • E-ISSN: 1096-0317 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.07.008 |
| OpenAlex | W2884253455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 73 |
| References cited | 34 |
Does ethnic diversity increase or reduce white threat perceptions? Meta-analyses help orient a field and communicate findings to policymakers. We report the results of a meta-analysis of studies measuring the relationship between ethnic context and both opposition to immigration and support for anti-immigration parties. Our analysis attempts to be exhaustive, and is based on 171 post-1995 studies averaging 25,000 observations each, a knowledge base of over 4 million data points. We find a linear association between ethnic change and elevated threat. However, for diversity levels, the relationship between ethnic context and threat is nonlinear. This takes the form of a 'wave', with higher diversity predicting threat responses at the smallest and largest scales, whereas in units of 5000–10,000 people (such as tracts or neighbourhoods), diversity is associated with reduced threat
Biology · Context (archaeology · Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Meta-analysis · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · White (mutation · Demography · Law · Medicine · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 73 |
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| Citations per year | 10,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 72 |