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We show that the distinction between Self and Other, ‘us’ and ‘them,’ or in-group and out-group, affects significantly economic and social behavior. In a series of experiments with approximately 200 Midwestern students as our subjects, we found that they favor those who are similar to...
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. Generalized trust fundamentally rests upon a foundation of respect for diversity, but at the same time arguing that societies have … equality. Yet some claim that diversity leads to less trust rather than more trust. Trusting people who are different from … population diversity. It is not diversity that matters--it is how populations are distributed. I show that trust is lower not in …
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Social capital refers to the stock of social relations, based on norms and networks of cooperation and trust that spill over to the market and state to enhance collective action between actors and achieve improved social efficiency and economic growth. The aim of the present paper is to discuss...
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This report constitutes the first deliverable of the project ENGIME – Economic Growth and Innovation in Multicultural Environments, financed by the European Commission – FP5 – Key Action: Improving socio-economic knowledge base. Contract HPSE-CT2001-50007
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of the diversity that they offer. The framework considered assumes a finite universe of objects and an a priori given …
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for diversity-oriented policies posed by an increasingly globalised scenario. The consequences this new trend is likely to …
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Immigration to Germany, Italy and Finland represent different stages of the ‘new migration’ to Europe. The scale and types of immigration also differ between the three. Though each country is experiencing different stages of immigration, they all recognize the necessity to better integrate...
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This paper shares the approach of social constructivism, and maintains that diversity should be examined not ‘par … basis of an empirical Bulgarian-Finnish intercultural research the paper states that diversity is not essential, given and … means that cultural diversity can also be translated into a social-psychological distance. Thus diversity is context …
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building projects to service the needs of the Chinese community and to promote diversity, engaging in close consultation with …
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The paper is an overview of diversity in history, starting as far back as the societies in classical Ancient Europe and … between status and class. The second part of the paper is devoted to diversity outside formal society with the definitions of … diversity and marginality. …
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