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The author of that paper studied the breakdown of community and found (to his dismay, and among other findings) that social trust diminished with increased ethn

by Torgo 10y ago

The author of that paper studied the breakdown of community and found (to his dismay, and among other findings) that social trust diminished with increased ethnic diversity.

Noseshine 10y ago
I admit I was skeptical about the universality of such a result right away, but I didn't look for an opposing view specifically when digging around. In fact, I was actually trying to find the complete text somewhere. So instead I found this, and now just to provide another view: "Does ethnic diversity erode trust?: Putnam’s ‘hunkering-down’ thesis reconsidered" From the conclusion (page 40): > Our findings and conclusions contradict the view that the increasing ethnic heterogeneity > of community life in the 21st Century represents a worrying and corrosive influence on > trust between citizens. An important limitation to this generalization is that our > conclusions relate to Britain in the mid-2000s. Failure to corroborate the pattern of > results that has been observed in the United States does not negate those findings but > does, we contend, pose a strong challenge to claims of their universalistic nature In any case I don't think that (when you find problems correlating with diversity) diversity is a cause, but that there are confounding forces at work. Just my believe though. [0] http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/15382/2/Sturgis(2011)%20Does%20ethnic%20diversity%20erode%20trust.pdf http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/15382/2/Sturgis(2011)%20Does%20eth...
ivanhoe 10y ago
I seriously doubt this theory simply because in many countries there was no increase in ethnic diversity (in ex-Yugoslavia, where I live, there was even a decrees), and still exactly the same thing happened. It's the consequence of increased urbanisation of our lives and environment. In many truly rural areas kids are still as free-range as always.
- douche 10y ago
  In many rural areas, children are in effect pseudo-adults as soon as they can be put to work. If you can be trusted to drive the tractor with the mowing machine hitched on, or run the woodsplitter, then you can probably be trusted to play in the backyard with your BB guns, .22s, knives and lighters without an adult sitting on your shoulder every second.
- Retra 10y ago
  That it happens isn't so hard to believe. The question is if it is a permanent or unavoidable effect.

by Torgo 10y ago

The author of that paper studied the breakdown of community and found (to his dismay, and among other findings) that social trust diminished with increased ethnic diversity.

Noseshine 10y ago

I admit I was skeptical about the universality of such a result right away, but I didn't look for an opposing view specifically when digging around. In fact, I was actually trying to find the complete text somewhere. So instead I found this, and now just to provide another view: "Does ethnic diversity erode trust?: Putnam’s ‘hunkering-down’ thesis reconsidered" From the conclusion (page 40): > Our findings and conclusions contradict the view that the increasing ethnic heterogeneity > of community life in the 21st Century represents a worrying and corrosive influence on > trust between citizens. An important limitation to this generalization is that our > conclusions relate to Britain in the mid-2000s. Failure to corroborate the pattern of > results that has been observed in the United States does not negate those findings but > does, we contend, pose a strong challenge to claims of their universalistic nature In any case I don't think that (when you find problems correlating with diversity) diversity is a cause, but that there are confounding forces at work. Just my believe though. [0] http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/15382/2/Sturgis(2011)%20Does%20ethnic%20diversity%20erode%20trust.pdf http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/15382/2/Sturgis(2011)%20Does%20eth...

ivanhoe 10y ago

I seriously doubt this theory simply because in many countries there was no increase in ethnic diversity (in ex-Yugoslavia, where I live, there was even a decrees), and still exactly the same thing happened. It's the consequence of increased urbanisation of our lives and environment. In many truly rural areas kids are still as free-range as always.

douche 10y ago
In many rural areas, children are in effect pseudo-adults as soon as they can be put to work. If you can be trusted to drive the tractor with the mowing machine hitched on, or run the woodsplitter, then you can probably be trusted to play in the backyard with your BB guns, .22s, knives and lighters without an adult sitting on your shoulder every second.
Retra 10y ago
That it happens isn't so hard to believe. The question is if it is a permanent or unavoidable effect.