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The spaces between us : a spatial analysis of racial segregation amongst university students

Year: 2006

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The contact hypothesis asserts that contact between groups can lead to a reduction in prejudiced attitudes if such contact occurs under favourable conditions. Yet, in desegregated settings where a fair amount of interracial contact is expected to occur, the problem of "illusory contact" persists. In these contexts, the appearance of integration is undermined by de facto segregation. The present research investigated the resilience of segregation as an informal mechanism for reinstating racial boundaries, in the absence of official policies on racial separation. Two studies and a multi-method approach were employed.

Source: Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town)

Author: Lameez Alexander

Language: English

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Research Foundation, South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development

OpenAlex ID: W1558126998

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