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We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct … cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by neighborhood integration, which weakens group loyalties and prejudices. On … identity processes. We find evidence consistent with intense ethnic and religious identity mostly formed as a cultural …
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In countries with high levels of ethnic diversity, “nation building” has been proposed as a mechanism for integration and conflict reduction. We find no evidence of lower intensity of national sentiment in more ethnically fragmented countries or in minority groups. National feelings in a...
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We consider a model where each individual (or ethnic minority) is embedded in a network of relationships and decides whether or not she wants to be assimilated to the majority norm. Each individual wants her behavior to agree with her personal ideal action or norm but also wants her behavior to...
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We consider a model where each individual (or ethnic minority) is embedded in a network of relation-ships and decides whether or not she wants to be assimilated to the majority norm. Each individual wants her behavior to agree with her personal ideal action or norm but also wants her behavior to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821187
This paper introduces the choice of identity characteristics, and, commitments to these characteristics, in a network … (increasing) in commitments for same (different) identity. We study conditions under which these choices allow for networks with … multiple identities. We find that whether the choice of identity itself gives any utility or not, there will be Nash networks …
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This paper looks at the role of identity in the fragmentation of networks by incorporating the choice of commitment to … identity characteristics, into a noncooperative network formation game. The Nash network will feature divisions based on … identity, moreover, it will have layers of such divisions. Using the renement of strictness, I get stars of highly committed …
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that the social environment of individuals and attachments to culture of origin has a strong association with identity …
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that the social environment of individuals and attachments to culture of origin has a strong association with identity …
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We develop a model in which ethnic minorities can either assimilate to the majority's norm or reject it by trading off higher productivity and wages with a greater social distance to their culture of origin. We show that "oppositional" ethnic minorities reside in more segregated areas, have...
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contains extensive information on various issues surrounding ethnic identity and preferences in Britain. We find that the … social environment of individuals has a strong influence on their identity choice. We also find that those non-whites who …
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