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ERIC Number: EJ940722
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0090-4392
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Sense of Community and Interethnic Relations: Comparing Local Communities Varying in Ethnic Heterogeneity
Castellini, Federica; Colombo, Monica; Maffeis, Daniele; Montali, Lorenzo
Journal of Community Psychology, v39 n6 p663-677 Aug 2011
This study investigates the sense of community and interethnic relations in two different metropolitan areas that vary in ethnic heterogeneity. The study was conducted in Milan, Italy using a sample of 318 participants living in different city districts that vary in ethnic heterogeneity (low vs. high). The participants completed a questionnaire that assessed their psychological sense of community, blatant and subtle prejudice, host community acculturation strategies, and some measures of contact (quality, quantity, and type). The results indicate that high ethnic heterogeneity is related to a lower sense of community, higher blatant prejudice, and exclusionism. Residents living in lower ethnic heterogeneity neighborhoods reported closer contact opportunities and lower levels of prejudice. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables, and 6 footnotes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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