Can Extracurricular Activities Reduce Adolescent Race/Ethnic Friendship Segregation?

Schaefer, David R.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Ettekal, Andrea Vest

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71544-5_15

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“…This does not mean that adolescents do not select similar friends—as we will describe in more detail next—just that similarity is not the basis for selection (cf. Schaefer et al., ).…”

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“…Second, it is well‐established that, due to tracking practices in U.S. schools, students’ courses are typically scheduled such that they engage with a cohort of peers. Sharing a setting such as an advisory meant that students were also likely to see each other in other courses during the day, which might promote homophily due to propinquity (access); this makes it an important factor to take into account in this study (Schaefer, Simpkins, & Ettekal, ). Lastly, we considered adolescents’ public regard attitudes as a possible covariate of note, as youth may seek out peers who have a similar sense of others’ acceptance and valuing of their ethnic/racial group.…”

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Intergroup Contact Attitudes Across Peer Networks in School: Selection, Influence, and Implications for Cross‐Group Friendships

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This study offers new insights into the power of peer networks for shaping intergroup relations in a diverse school. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of sixth-eighth graders (N = 524; M = 11.87; 48% girls; 9% Asian American/Pacific Islander, 28% African American, 13% Latino, 1% Native American, 31% White, 5% Other, and 11% Multiracial) in the Midwestern United States. Students with more positive intergroup contact attitudes (ICA) were most likely to be friends with similarly minded students. Students with more positive ICA were less likely to select friends of the same race/ethnicity than those with less positive ICA. Finally, students' ICA became more similar to their friends' ICA over time. Results implicate school-level norms and contagion in students' ICA.

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“…This does not mean that adolescents do not select similar friends—as we will describe in more detail next—just that similarity is not the basis for selection (cf. Schaefer et al., ).…”

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“…Homophilous selection can arise via numerous distinct mechanisms. For instance, McPherson and Smith-Lovin (1987) employ the notion of foci (Feld 1981) to explain how organizations such as voluntary associations or clubs can constrain relationship opportunities to others like oneself (Schaefer, Simpkins and Ettekal 2018). Alternatively, preferences for similar peers may lead people to select friends like themselves or, over time, dissolve friendships with dissimilar others (Van Zalk et al 2010).…”

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Crafting Mosaics: Person-Centered Religious Influence and Selection in Adolescent Friendships

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Schaefer²,

Ettekal³

2019

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This research addresses the intersection of two key domains of adolescents' lives: religion and peer networks. Religion scholars have argued that religion is multi-faceted and hence better understood by focusing on combinations of indicators (i.e. mosaics), versus a more traditional variable-centered approach. We adopt this framework and investigate the interplay between religion and peer networks, both in how religious mosaics are shaped by friends and how profiles affect friend selection dynamics. With data from two schools in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate these religious mosaics using latent class analysis (LCA) to identify profiles consisting of combinations of commonly available survey-based measures of religious attitudes, behaviors and identities. Finding evidence of theoretically-expected profiles, our second step is to use stochastic actor based models (SABMs) to investigate network dynamics for these LCA-based religious profiles. We demonstrate how the distinct structure of profile data can be integrated within the SABM framework to evaluate processes of friend selection and influence. Results show evidence of adolescents influencing one another's religious mosaics, but not selecting friends on that basis.

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“…Homophilous selection can arise via numerous distinct mechanisms. For instance, McPherson and Smith‐Lovin () employ the notion of foci (Feld ) to explain how organizations such as voluntary associations or clubs can constrain relationship opportunities to others like oneself (Schaefer, Simpkins and Ettekal ). Alternatively, preferences for similar peers may lead people to select friends like themselves or, over time, dissolve friendships with dissimilar others (Van Zalk et al.…”

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Crafting Mosaics: Person‐Centered Religious Influence and Selection in Adolescent Friendships

Adams

Schaefer

Ettekal³

2020

Scientific Study of Religion

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This research addresses the intersection of two key domains of adolescents’ lives: religion and peer networks. Religion scholars argue that religion is multi‐faceted and better understood by focusing on combinations of indicators (i.e., mosaics), versus a variable‐centered approach. We adopt this framework and investigate the interplay between religion and peer networks, both in how religious mosaics are shaped by friends and how religious profiles affect friend selection dynamics. With data from two schools in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate religious mosaics using latent class analysis (LCA) to identify profiles consisting of combinations of commonly available survey‐based measures of religious attitudes, behaviors, and identities. Finding evidence of theoretically expected profiles, we then use stochastic actor–based models (SABMs) to investigate network dynamics for these LCA‐based religious profiles. We demonstrate how the profile data can be integrated within the SABM framework to evaluate processes of friend selection and influence. Results show evidence of adolescents influencing one another's religious mosaics, but not selecting friends on that basis.

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Can Extracurricular Activities Reduce Adolescent Race/Ethnic Friendship Segregation?

Cited by 15 publications

References 46 publications

Intergroup Contact Attitudes Across Peer Networks in School: Selection, Influence, and Implications for Cross‐Group Friendships

Intergroup Contact Attitudes Across Peer Networks in School: Selection, Influence, and Implications for Cross‐Group Friendships

Crafting Mosaics: Person-Centered Religious Influence and Selection in Adolescent Friendships

Crafting Mosaics: Person‐Centered Religious Influence and Selection in Adolescent Friendships

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