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SUMMARY:Home Grown Talent Seminars@CMIST - James Laurence - Is it Diversi
 ty or Segregation (or both) that is Harmful for Social Cohesion? A Preli
 minary Investigation
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DESCRIPTION:The Home Grown Talent Seminars@CMIST events showcase the work
  of Manchester-based early career researchers. In this instalment\, whic
 h will is held ay lunchtime\, James Laurence (CMIST\, Sociology) will ta
 lk about his ongoing research.\n\nTitle: "Is it Diversity or Segregation
  (or both) that is Harmful for Social Cohesion? A Preliminary Investigat
 ion"\n \nAbstract: A significant volume of research has explored how liv
 ing in diverse communities affects social cohesion. However\, only more 
 recently have studies begun examining the role of segregation in this re
 lationship. Given that with no ethnic diversity there can be no segregat
 ion\, but that highly diverse communities can be highly segregated or hi
 ghly integrated\, examining the role of segregation is crucial. The aim 
 of this study is therefore to re-examine the competing theories of the t
 hreat and contact hypotheses for diversity’s effect on social cohesion\,
  but from a segregation-perspective. Instead of being competing hypothes
 es\, we suggest that with increasing diversity both processes of threat 
 and contact may occur. However\, which process assumes dominance in a co
 mmunity will depend upon its level of segregation. We contend that in mo
 re homogeneous communities\, levels of segregation will have little effe
 ct. However\, living in diverse and segregated communities will have a n
 egative effect on cohesion (via processes of threat) while living in a d
 iverse and integrated community will have a positive effect on cohesion 
 (via processes of contact). In other words\, the effect of community div
 ersity will be moderated by how segregated the community is.\n\n\nAll we
 lcome!\nLight lunch provided.
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LOCATION:2.07\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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