Classroom Racial Composition and Children's Friendships
Classroom Racial Composition and Children's Friendships
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课堂种族构成与儿童友谊
DOI:
10.1093/sf/61.1.56
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发表时间:
1982
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
M. Hallinan
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作者:
M. Hallinan
This paper reports the results of a study examining the same-race and cross-race friendship choices of black and white students in classrooms that differ in racial composition. In a sample of 20 desegregated classrooms in 6 schools, blacks showed a stronger tendency than whites to segregate racially in the selection of friends regardless of the racial composition of the classroom. Both blacks and whites were most integrated in their friendships in majority white classrooms. Segregation by whites decreased over the school year while black segregation remained constant. Blacks were found to be friendlier toward both races than whites with the greatest difference in black and white friendliness occurring in majority white classrooms. The results illustrate some of the complex ways in which classroom racial composition affects the formation of interracial friendships.