Diversity and prosocial behavior.

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  • Author(s): Baldassarri D;Baldassarri D; Abascal M; Abascal M
  • Source:
    Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2020 Sep 04; Vol. 369 (6508), pp. 1183-1187.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404511 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-9203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00368075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Science Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: : Washington, DC : American Association for the Advancement of Science
      Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : [s.n.] 1880-
    • Subject Terms:
      Cultural Diversity* ; Social Behavior* ; Social Integration*; Emigrants and Immigrants/*psychology ; Minority Groups/*psychology; Humans ; Social Inclusion
    • Abstract:
      Immigration and globalization have spurred interest in the effects of ethnic diversity in Western societies. Most scholars focus on whether diversity undermines trust, social capital, and collective goods provision. However, the type of prosociality that helps heterogeneous societies function is different from the in-group solidarity that glues homogeneous communities together. Social cohesion in multiethnic societies depends on whether prosocial behavior extends beyond close-knit networks and in-group boundaries. We identify two features of modern societies-social differentiation and economic interdependence-that can set the stage for constructive interactions with dissimilar others. Whether societal adaptations to diversity lead toward integration or division depends on the positions occupied by minorities and immigrants in the social structure and economic system, along with the institutional arrangements that determine their political inclusion.
      (Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200905 Date Completed: 20201207 Latest Revision: 20201214
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1126/science.abb2432
    • Accession Number:
      32883860