Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls

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dc.contributor.authorSchrieff, Leigh
dc.contributor.authorTredoux, Colin
dc.contributor.authorDixon, John
dc.contributor.authorFinchilescu, Gillian
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-26T11:20:36Z
dc.date.available2016-08-26T11:20:36Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-01-05T08:24:30Z
dc.description.abstractSocial psychologists have long been interested in the effects of ‘contact’ between racial groups. The conditions under which this contact can manifest have usually been experimentally manipulated in order to determine optimal combinations. A shortcoming of this approach is that it constructs contact situations that are unnatural and contrived. Some researchers have proposed an approach that examines contact as a natural phenomenon (Dixon & Durrheim, 2003). The present research adopts this approach, and reports on a naturalistic, observational study of ‘contact’ between students in university residence dining-halls. Seating patterns of students were observed for one month and analysed along dimensions of spatial variation. The results show high levels of informal segregation and that the segregation manifests as a specifi c spatial confi guration. Such results, which occur despite the presence of apparently favourable conditions, illustrate how this approach may lead to different conclusions to those achieved through experimental manipulation.
dc.identifier10.1177/008124630503500303
dc.identifier.apacitationSchrieff, L., Tredoux, C., Dixon, J., & Finchilescu, G. (2005). Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls. <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21564en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSchrieff, Leigh, Colin Tredoux, John Dixon, and Gillian Finchilescu "Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls." <i>South African Journal of Psychology</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21564en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchrieff, L., Tredoux, C., Dixon, J., & Finchilescu, G. (2005). Patterns of racial segregation in university residence dining-halls. South African Journal of Psychology, 35(3), 433-443.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Schrieff, Leigh AU - Tredoux, Colin AU - Dixon, John AU - Finchilescu, Gillian AB - Social psychologists have long been interested in the effects of ‘contact’ between racial groups. The conditions under which this contact can manifest have usually been experimentally manipulated in order to determine optimal combinations. A shortcoming of this approach is that it constructs contact situations that are unnatural and contrived. Some researchers have proposed an approach that examines contact as a natural phenomenon (Dixon & Durrheim, 2003). The present research adopts this approach, and reports on a naturalistic, observational study of ‘contact’ between students in university residence dining-halls. Seating patterns of students were observed for one month and analysed along dimensions of spatial variation. The results show high levels of informal segregation and that the segregation manifests as a specifi c spatial confi guration. Such results, which occur despite the presence of apparently favourable conditions, illustrate how this approach may lead to different conclusions to those achieved through experimental manipulation. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls TI - Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21564 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21564
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSchrieff L, Tredoux C, Dixon J, Finchilescu G. Patterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls. South African Journal of Psychology. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21564.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.source.urihttps://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/afr/south-african-journal-of-psychology/journal202212
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124630503500303
dc.subject.otherContact hypothesis
dc.subject.otherResidence dining room
dc.subject.otherSegregation
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.titlePatterns of racial segregation in residence dining halls
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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