The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Bend it like Beckham: Ethnic identity and integration

Bend it like Beckham: Ethnic identity and integration
Bend it like Beckham: Ethnic identity and integration
We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct motivational processes: cultural distinction and cultural conformity. Under cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by neighborhood integration, which weakens group loyalties and prejudices. On the contrary, under cultural distinction, ethnic minorities are more motivated in retaining their own distinctive cultural heritage the more integrated are the neighborhoods where they reside and work. Using data on ethnic preferences and attitudes provided by the Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities in the UK we find evidence that might be consistent with intense ethnic and religious identity mostly formed as a cultural distinction mechanism. Consistently, we document that ethnic identities might be more intense in mixed than in segregated neighborhoods.
0014-2921
146-164
Bisin, Alberto
0c6bf792-b31f-4b6a-a048-04d97b05a6b6
Patacchini, Eleonora
42a2cbc9-016c-43f2-a9e9-e2f00172d919
Verdier, Thierry
87c483ea-f473-408f-9776-d0381cab6454
Zenou, Yves
38bf0c72-462b-4c08-8fd1-ce365b0296dc
Bisin, Alberto
0c6bf792-b31f-4b6a-a048-04d97b05a6b6
Patacchini, Eleonora
42a2cbc9-016c-43f2-a9e9-e2f00172d919
Verdier, Thierry
87c483ea-f473-408f-9776-d0381cab6454
Zenou, Yves
38bf0c72-462b-4c08-8fd1-ce365b0296dc

Bisin, Alberto, Patacchini, Eleonora, Verdier, Thierry and Zenou, Yves (2016) Bend it like Beckham: Ethnic identity and integration. European Economic Review, 90, 146-164. (doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2016.01.006).

Record type: Article

Abstract

We propose a theoretical framework to study the determinants of ethnic and religious identity along two distinct motivational processes: cultural distinction and cultural conformity. Under cultural conformity, ethnic identity is reduced by neighborhood integration, which weakens group loyalties and prejudices. On the contrary, under cultural distinction, ethnic minorities are more motivated in retaining their own distinctive cultural heritage the more integrated are the neighborhoods where they reside and work. Using data on ethnic preferences and attitudes provided by the Fourth National Survey of Ethnic Minorities in the UK we find evidence that might be consistent with intense ethnic and religious identity mostly formed as a cultural distinction mechanism. Consistently, we document that ethnic identities might be more intense in mixed than in segregated neighborhoods.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

e-pub ahead of print date: 12 February 2016
Published date: 1 November 2016
Organisations: Economics

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 408508
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/408508
ISSN: 0014-2921
PURE UUID: 4076d9b9-c7ab-4fad-9e12-10f25c422ba3
ORCID for Yves Zenou: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-0812

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 20 May 2017 04:05
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:11

Export record

Altmetrics

Contributors

Author: Alberto Bisin
Author: Eleonora Patacchini
Author: Thierry Verdier
Author: Yves Zenou ORCID iD

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×