Relational diversity and neighbourhood cohesion. Unpacking variety, balance and in-group size

Social Science Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2015, Pages 162-176

  Koopmans, Ruud ^a   Schaeffer, Merlin ^a,b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entropy; Ethnic diversity; Group threat; Immigration; In group favoritism; Social capital; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84931273036     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.010     Document Type: Article

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