Ethnic Hostility among Ethnic Majority and Minority Groups

6. EXPLANATIONS FOR ETHNIC EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY 117
6.1 Introduction 117
6.2 Expectations 119
6.3 Data, measurements and methods 121
6.4 Results 126
6.4.1 Descriptives 126
6.4.2 Success probabilities 130
6.4.3 Educational transition decisions 131
6.5 Conclusions 137
6.6 Notes 140
7. EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ETHNIC HOSTILITY 143
7.1 Introduction 143
7.2 Expectations 145
7.2.1 Different threats for different educational categories 145
7.2.2 Homogenization of educational categories 146
7.2.3 Media usage, perceptions of group discrimination
and involvement with the host country
148
7.2.4 Contact experiences 149
7.3 Data, measurements and methods 152
7.4 Results 156
7.4.1 Bivariate relationships 156
7.4.2 Multiple mediator models 156
7.5 Conclusions 164
7.6 Notes 166
Conclusion
8. CONCLUSION 171
8.1 Introduction 171
8.2.1 Social Mobility and Ethnic Hostility 173
8.1.2 The Local Living Environment and Indicators of Ethnic Hostility 175
8.1.3 The Local Living Environment and Indicators of Social Cohesion 177
8.1.4 Concluding remarks on Part 1 180
8.2 Questions, results and conclusions of Part 2 181
8.2.1 Trends in Ethnic Educational Inequality 181
8.2.2 Explanations for Ethnic Educational Inequality 183
8.2.3 Educational Attainment and Ethnic Hostility 185
8.2.4 Concluding remarks on Part 2 187
8.3 Theoretical implications for Ethnic Competition Theory
and Contact Theory: new questions
188