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Merging top-down and bottom-up influences on fitting in at school : the role of ethnic congruence in overall and interethnic friendship formation
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Abstract
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| This study assesses whether ethnic congruence associates with students’ share of cross-group friendships and number of overall friendships. We investigate differences between natives, Western-European immigrants, and non-Western European immigrants. Multilevel analyses on 11,759 students across 83 Flemish secondary schools demonstrated that, for natives and Western-European immigrants, higher congruence linearly related to lower shares of cross-group friendships. For non-Western European immigrants we observed a U-curved relationship. Moreover, for the latter, higher congruence associated with more friendships overall. As such, non-Western European immigrants are better integrated in the peer group when at least a critical share of co-ethnics is present at school. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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The sociological quarterly: journal of the Midwest Sociological Society. - Columbia, Miss.
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Publication
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Philadelphia
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Taylor & francis inc
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2020
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ISSN
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0038-0253
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1533-8525
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DOI
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10.1080/00380253.2019.1711260
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Volume/pages
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p. 544-566
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ISI
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000507418100001
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Full text (open access)
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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