Chapter 6: Ethnic diversity, social networks, and the social resilience of schools
By promoting shared feelings of belonging and positive intergroup relations, schools can strengthen the social resilience of ethnically diverse societies. This chapter discusses how social networks can both enable and constrain schools in serving this function. Research has shown that residential se...
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| description | By promoting shared feelings of belonging and positive intergroup relations, schools can strengthen the social resilience of ethnically diverse societies. This chapter discusses how social networks can both enable and constrain schools in serving this function. Research has shown that residential segregation and segregated parental networks contribute to ethnic segregation across schools, which tends to widen educational inequality and erects barriers for inter-group contact. Even in ethnically mixed schools, however, studies have repeatedly found evidence for ethnic segregation and ethnic homophily in the social networks of students. This has been argued to potentially undermine social resilience by hindering the reduction of inter-ethnic prejudice, triggering feelings of threat or superiority, or increasing the likelihood of victimization by out-group members. The chapter critically evaluates these claims, points out promising interventions, and identifies open questions for future research. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1131242023-08-23T14:55:39Z Chapter 6: Ethnic diversity, social networks, and the social resilience of schools Kroneberg, Clemens Schools; Social networks; Adolescence; Youth; Ethnic segregation; Friendships JFS By promoting shared feelings of belonging and positive intergroup relations, schools can strengthen the social resilience of ethnically diverse societies. This chapter discusses how social networks can both enable and constrain schools in serving this function. Research has shown that residential segregation and segregated parental networks contribute to ethnic segregation across schools, which tends to widen educational inequality and erects barriers for inter-group contact. Even in ethnically mixed schools, however, studies have repeatedly found evidence for ethnic segregation and ethnic homophily in the social networks of students. This has been argued to potentially undermine social resilience by hindering the reduction of inter-ethnic prejudice, triggering feelings of threat or superiority, or increasing the likelihood of victimization by out-group members. The chapter critically evaluates these claims, points out promising interventions, and identifies open questions for future research. Published 2023-08-23T14:55:37Z 2023-08-23T14:55:37Z 2022-11-04 chapter 9781803925783 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/113124 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/a-research-agenda-for-social-networks-and-social-resilience-9781803925776.html https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap-oa/book/9781803925783/book-part-9781803925783-11.xml Edward Elgar Publishing Edward Elgar Publishing https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803925783.00011 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803925783.00011 01ceac28-75b4-492a-8eec-f9b98bc6b28c https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ 9781803925783 Edward Elgar Publishing Cheltenham, UK open access |
| spellingShingle | Schools; Social networks; Adolescence; Youth; Ethnic segregation; Friendships JFS Kroneberg, Clemens Chapter 6: Ethnic diversity, social networks, and the social resilience of schools |
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| title_short | Chapter 6: Ethnic diversity, social networks, and the social resilience of schools |
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| topic | Schools; Social networks; Adolescence; Youth; Ethnic segregation; Friendships JFS |
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