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Title: "Driving While Black": A Theory for Interethnic Integration and Evolution of Prejudice

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Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: This paper studies the evolution of interethnic attitudes, the integration or segregation dynamics of ethnic minorities and the conditions for the rising of ethnic-based social hierarchies. By means of a cultural evolution framework, a dynamics of interethnic attitudes is provided and conditions for their convergence derived. Steady states implying a constant role of racism and no role for racism are identified. By deriving sufficient conditions for convergence, we find that the way in which Oblique Socialization Schemes (the way children react to out-offamily stimuli when forming their cultural values) are defined and modelled becomes crucial for the structure of the derived long run equilibria. In particular, we find that Steady States implying an Ethnic-based social ranking or full integration of ethnicities may be reached depending on whether or not agents use Reciprocity and/or Ethnocentrism in their interethnic attitudes formation schemes. We study the conditions under which one group puts more effort in the socialization process, it changes more in values and shows more frustration than others. At last, we provide an endogeneization of socialization process by applying an homophily rule, finding out when breaks in the convergence process happen

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Authors: Panebianco, Fabrizio

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Topics: Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United Kingdom