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11 - Cross-Race/Ethnic Friendships in School

from Part III - Interventions from Educational and Social/Personality Psychology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Sandra Graham  and
Kara Kogachi
Edited by
Frank C. Worrell ,
Tammy L. Hughes  and
Dante D. Dixson
Frank C. Worrell
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Tammy L. Hughes
Affiliation:
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
Dante D. Dixson
Affiliation:
Michigan State University
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Summary

In this chapter, current research on cross-race/ethnic friendships of children and adolescents in school settings is reviewed. In the first part of the chapter, research on the prevalence, meaning, and function of cross-race/ethnic friendships is discussed. The second section considers school organizational and instructional practices, such as academic tracking, that might interfere with the opportunity to form cross-race/ethnic friendships even in ethnically diverse schools. The third section reviews school-based interventions, including prejudice reduction programs, that can promote the development of friendships that cross racial and ethnic boundaries. The chapter concludes with reflections on promising directions for future research. Harnessing the power of cross-race/ethnic friendships may be critical for promoting tolerance of multiple groups in this era of increasingly racial/ethnic diversity.

Keywords

friendshipsethnicitydiversityintergroup attitudesinterventionsocial capitaltrackingprejudice reductionhomophily
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The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology , pp. 170 - 193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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