Social context and inter-ethnic relations: the case of migrant workers in West German urban areas

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The importance of ‘social context’ for the existence of inter-ethnic relations between Turkish immigrants and German inhabitants in urban areas (in Duisburg, West Germany) is investigated. ‘Social context’ in this sense has three different meanings: the proportion of immigrants in an urban area, the behaviour of the ‘other’ ethnic group and the expectations of members of personal networks. It is demonstrated that after controlling for individual characteristics, personal networks are of overwhelming importance in explaining social contacts and ethnic segmentation, and that the ‘objective’ characteristics of the ‘social context’ and the behavior of the other group are of relatively minor importance.

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