The largest study ever done on the effects of diversityhttp://j.mp/2u7HECf
The most interesting part of Putnam's research is that so few social scientists have the guts to try to replicate it.
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It's been a decade and a half. What's been stopping you from doing it?
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(1) I'm not a social scientist, (2) it would be career suicide even if I was.
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Why replicate something that's since been proven false? What's the point other than "I want to confirm my biases!"
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Aren’t you the
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I studied trust and cooperation in school kids in NZ a few years back. One interesting point was that ethnic diversity didn't even show up as a predictor in human social networks concerning pro-social behavior until around 16 or 17 years old.
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There are some studies prior to Putnam by Harvard economists, Alberto Alesina and Edward Glaeser like "Who trust others" and other pub.
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"Ethnic diversity is increasing in most advanced countries, driven mostly by sharp increases in immigration. In the long run immigration and diversity are likely to have important cultural, economic, fiscal, and developmental benefits. In the short run, however, immigration and
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