We report findings from three longitudinal studies investigating the extent, quality and consequences of intergroup contact in schools between young Asian-British and White-British secondary (high-school) students. Results provide robust support for Allport’s ‘contact hypothesis’ in this setting. Specifically, mixing (vs segregation) in high schools does actually promote intergroup contact (although there is still resegregation), and contact improves attitudes and trust towards the outgroup. We conclude that faith schools, to the extent that they are segregated, deprive young people of the opportunity to mix across ethnic and religious lines during the school day; in the absence of positive contact in a safe setting, intergroup contact and especially cross-group friendships are restricted, and positive outgroup attitudes are thwarted.

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隔离与混合的影响：英格兰奥尔德姆高中白人英国学生和亚裔英国学生的群体间接触和态度

我们报告了三项纵向研究的结果，这些研究调查了年轻的亚裔英国和白人英国中（高中）学生在学校中的群体间接触的程度、质量和后果。在这种情况下，结果为 Allport 的“接触假设”提供了强有力的支持。具体来说，高中的混合（vs 隔离）确实促进了群体间的接触（尽管仍然存在重新隔离），接触提高了对外群体的态度和信任。我们得出的结论是，信仰学校在某种程度上被隔离，剥夺了年轻人在上学期间跨种族和宗教融合的机会；如果在安全的环境中缺乏积极的接触，群体间的接触，尤其是跨群体的友谊就会受到限制，积极的外群体态度也会受到阻碍。