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ERIC Number: EJ964506
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Structural Diversity and Close Interracial Relationships in College
Bowman, Nicholas A.
Educational Researcher, v41 n4 p133-135 May 2012
Recent legal and political actions have challenged the use of race-conscious college admissions policies. Earlier research offers mixed evidence about the link between an institution's racial/ethnic composition (i.e., structural diversity) and the formation of close interracial relationships, so the present study examines this topic directly for several racial/ethnic groups. Within a large longitudinal data set, structural diversity is positively related to having close interracial friendships and a different-race romantic partner for White students, and no main effects of structural diversity are apparent for Black and Hispanic students. Moreover, structural diversity has increasingly positive effects at higher levels of campus diversity. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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