When does diversity erode trust? Neighborhood diversity, interpersonal trust and the mediating effect of social interactions

被引:395
作者
Stolle, Dietlind [1 ]
Soroka, Stuart [1 ]
Johnston, Richard [2 ]
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Dept Polit Sci, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T7, Canada
[2] Univ Penn, Dept Polit Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00717.x
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D0 [政治学、政治理论];
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0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This article contributes to the debate about the effects of ethnic diversity on social cohesion, particularly generalized trust. The analysis relies on data from both the 'Citizenship, Involvement, Democracy' (CID) survey in the US and the 'Equality, Security and Community Survey' (ESCS) in Canada. Our analysis, one of the first controlled cross-national comparisons of small-unit contextual variation, confirms recent findings on the negative effect of neighborhood diversity on white majorities across the two countries. Our most important finding, however, is that not everyone is equally sensitive to context. Individuals who regularly talk with their neighbors are less influenced by the racial and ethnic character of their surroundings than people who lack such social interaction. This finding challenges claims about the negative effects of diversity on trust - at least, it suggests that the negative effects so prevalent in existing research can be mediated by social ties.
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页数:19
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