The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks

Assimilation theories argue that social ties with majority-group members enhance the structural integration of ethnic minority members, whereas under certain conditions, coethnic social ties can also benefit minority members' socioeconomic outcomes. We examine these propositions through a socia...

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Autores principales:	Georg Lorenz, Zerrin Salikutluk, Zsófia Boda, Malte Jansen, Miles Hewstone
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Publicado:	Society for Sociological Science 2021
Materias:	assimilation integration adolescent development social network analysis saoms social capital Sociology (General) HM401-1281
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:41b603decfc94456bd7036448ab143982021-11-16T15:34:51ZThe Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks10.15195/v8.a192330-6696https://doaj.org/article/41b603decfc94456bd7036448ab143982021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v8-19-371/https://doaj.org/toc/2330-6696Assimilation theories argue that social ties with majority-group members enhance the structural integration of ethnic minority members, whereas under certain conditions, coethnic social ties can also benefit minority members' socioeconomic outcomes. We examine these propositions through a social network perspective, focusing on friendship networks and educational expectations in adolescence, during which peer socialization is crucial. Longitudinal data from 1,992 adolescents in 91 classrooms allow us to investigate co- and interethnic social selection and social influence processes as well as their aggregated outcomes. In terms of friendship selection, we find that Turkishorigin minority adolescents in Germany have distinct preferences for friends with high educational expectations, among both co- and interethnic peers. In contrast, social influence on Turkish-minority adolescents' educational expectations is not uniform: only majority-group friends exert a significant (positive) influence. Our results emphasize that bridging social capital gained from social ties with majority-group members enhances ethnic minority adolescents' educational integration.Georg LorenzZerrin SalikutlukZsófia BodaMalte JansenMiles HewstoneSociety for Sociological Sciencearticleassimilationintegrationadolescent developmentsocial network analysissaomssocial capitalSociology (General)HM401-1281ENSociological Science, Vol 8, Iss 19, Pp 371-396 (2021)
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spellingShingle	assimilation integration adolescent development social network analysis saoms social capital Sociology (General) HM401-1281 Georg Lorenz Zerrin Salikutluk Zsófia Boda Malte Jansen Miles Hewstone The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
description	Assimilation theories argue that social ties with majority-group members enhance the structural integration of ethnic minority members, whereas under certain conditions, coethnic social ties can also benefit minority members' socioeconomic outcomes. We examine these propositions through a social network perspective, focusing on friendship networks and educational expectations in adolescence, during which peer socialization is crucial. Longitudinal data from 1,992 adolescents in 91 classrooms allow us to investigate co- and interethnic social selection and social influence processes as well as their aggregated outcomes. In terms of friendship selection, we find that Turkishorigin minority adolescents in Germany have distinct preferences for friends with high educational expectations, among both co- and interethnic peers. In contrast, social influence on Turkish-minority adolescents' educational expectations is not uniform: only majority-group friends exert a significant (positive) influence. Our results emphasize that bridging social capital gained from social ties with majority-group members enhances ethnic minority adolescents' educational integration.
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author	Georg Lorenz Zerrin Salikutluk Zsófia Boda Malte Jansen Miles Hewstone
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title	The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
title_short	The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
title_full	The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
title_fullStr	The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
title_full_unstemmed	The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks
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The Link between Social and Structural Integration: Co- and Interethnic Friendship Selection and Social Influence within Adolescent Social Networks

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