A Comparative Perspective on Mothers’ Ethnic Homophily Among Minority Groups in Germany and Israel

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Autorschaft

  • Peter F. Titzmann
  • Olivia J. Serwata
  • Rainer K. Silbereisen
  • Eldad Davidov

Externe Organisationen

  • Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten
  • Universität Zürich (UZH)
  • Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1076-1096
Seitenumfang21
FachzeitschriftJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Jahrgang47
Ausgabenummer8
Frühes Online-Datum7 Juli 2016
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Sept. 2016
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

Despite beneficial effects of minority members’ contact with majority members, studies have repeatedly shown minorities’ tendency of having predominantly intraethnic social contacts, a phenomenon called ethnic homophily. This study aimed at examining ethnic homophily among mothers belonging to minority groups in Germany and Israel. Mothers from four minority groups participated. Groups were defined by level of societal segregation (higher vs. lower residential and cultural segregation of minority groups within a given society) and cultural distance to the majority society (close vs. distant in terms of religion and value similarity with majority population). We expected group differences, with ethnic homophily being highest among minority mothers living in more segregated societies with a large cultural distance to the majority population and vice versa. We also expected within-group variation, with higher levels of homophily being reported by women who use the majority language less frequently, have lower orientations toward natives, have higher orientations toward their own minority, and perceive higher levels of discrimination. The total sample included 1,223 mothers (ethnic German diaspora repatriates and Turks in Germany, Russian Jewish diaspora migrants, and Arabs in Israel). We assessed homophily in strong and weak social network ties. Results revealed the highest homophily (for weak and strong ties) among Israeli Arab mothers and lowest among ethnic German diaspora repatriate mothers with the two other groups located in between the two. Use of majority language emerged as rather universal predictor related to both outcomes in all minority groups, whereas minority and majority orientations were outcome or group specific, respectively.

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A Comparative Perspective on Mothers’ Ethnic Homophily Among Minority Groups in Germany and Israel. / Titzmann, Peter F.; Serwata, Olivia J.; Silbereisen, Rainer K. et al.
in: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Jahrgang 47, Nr. 8, 01.09.2016, S. 1076-1096.

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Titzmann PF, Serwata OJ, Silbereisen RK, Davidov E. A Comparative Perspective on Mothers’ Ethnic Homophily Among Minority Groups in Germany and Israel. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2016 Sep 1;47(8):1076-1096. Epub 2016 Jul 7. doi: 10.5167/uzh-125062, 10.1177/0022022116658245
Titzmann, Peter F. ; Serwata, Olivia J. ; Silbereisen, Rainer K. et al. / A Comparative Perspective on Mothers’ Ethnic Homophily Among Minority Groups in Germany and Israel. in: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 2016 ; Jahrgang 47, Nr. 8. S. 1076-1096.
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