Constrict in the School Context
The Impact of Ethnic School Diversity on the Quantity and Quality of Friendships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2277421 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jannick Demanet (0000-0003-2770-8917, Ghent University), Orhan Agirdag (0000-0002-5508-1501, Ghent University), Mieke Van Houtte (0000-0002-5425-6138, Ghent University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 654-675 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2012.01245.x |
| OpenAlex | W1524495618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 59 |
Constrict theory states that, in the short run, ethnic diversity in any context lowers both the quantity and quality of interpersonal contacts. We test this theory in the school context, expecting that ethnic school diversity yields fewer and less qualitative friendships. Moreover, we investigate whether the associations hold when controlling for the school’s socioeconomic situation, and whether the relations between ethnic school diversity and the social outcomes differ between natives and immigrants. Multilevel analyses on data from the Flemish Educational Assessment, consisting of 10,546 natives and 1,324 immigrants in 85 secondary schools, show that ethnic diversity yields fewer friendships and a lower attachment to friends. However, this appears to be due to the schools' socio-economic composition. For immigrants, moreover, a higher ethnic diversity yields more friendships and a higher attachment to friends. Implications for theory and practice are discussed
Context (archaeology · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Friendship · Geography · Immigration · Multicollinearity · Multilevel model · Population · Regression analysis · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Statistics · Mathematics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Demography · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |