Individual preferences for same-ethnic friends contribute to persistent segregation of
adolescents' friendship networks. Yet, we know surprisingly little about the mechanisms …

As the United States diversifies, we review research on both the benefits and challenges of
diversity in developmental science. Taking a “contact in context” approach, we focus on how …

We explored the potential of using a peer relations approach for researching children's
citizenship in elementary classrooms. Children express or enact citizenship through their …

Given that adolescents from migrant families live within at least two cultural contexts (ie, the
heritage and the destination cultures), they generally must negotiate and construct ethnic …

This study examines the role of ethnic background for friendship, dislike, and violence
networks in secondary school. We analyze data on multiple networks from a large-scale …

This study investigated the effects of ethnic minority adolescents' ethnic self‐identification
(host country, dual, or heritage country) on friendship choices among ethnic majority and …

This article examines the structural conditions that shape ethnic boundary making in the
school setting. While previous work has focused on the ethnic composition of student …

Background In the past decades, Western European countries have become increasingly
religiously diverse; furthermore, a growing share of their population is now youth with a …

Neighborhood Latino ethnic concentration, above and beyond or in combination with
mothers' and fathers' ethnic socialization, may have beneficial implications for minority …

There has been little discussion of racial/ethnic diversity conceptualization and
measurement in educational and psychological research. With the surge of research on …