Social cohesion and immigration in Europe and North America : mechanisms, conditions, and causality /

"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 eth...

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Other Authors: Koopmans, Ruud., Lancee, Bram., Schaeffer, Merlin.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Series:Routledge advances in sociology
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Table of Contents:
  • Ethnic diversity in diverse societies: an introduction / Ruud Koopmans, Bram Lancee, and Merlin Schaeffer
  • Part I: The causal nature of diversity effects
  • Diversity and well-being: local effects and causal approaches / Camille Hémet
  • Moving to diversity: residential mobility, changes in ethnic diversity, and concerns about immigration / Bram Lancee and Merlin Schaeffer
  • Declining trust amid diversity? A natural experiment in Lewiston, Maine / Abigail Fisher Williamson
  • Part II: The moderating role of interethnic contacts, identities, and policies
  • DIversity, segregation, and trust / Eric M. Uslaner
  • The consequences of ethnic diversity: advancing the debate / Dietlind Stolle and Allison Harell
  • Ethnic heterogeneity, ethnic and national identity, and social cohesion in England / Dingeman Wiertz, Matthew R. Bennett, adn Meenakshi Parameshwaran
  • Diversity, trust, and intergroup attitudes: underlying processes and mechanisms / Katharina Schmid, Miles Hewstone, and Anathi Al Ramiah
  • Part III: Ethnic diversity in schools
  • Thinking about ethnic diversity: experimental evidence on the causal role of ethnic diversity in German neighborhoods and schools / Susanne Veit
  • Ethnic diversity, homophily, and network cohesion in European classrooms / Frank Kalter and Hanno Kruse
  • Diversity and intergroup contact in schools / Miles Hewstone, Christina Floe, Ananthi Al Ramiah, Katharina Schmid, Esther Son, Ralf Wölfer, and Simon Lolliot.