Back to the Future: revisiting the contact hypothesis at Turkish and mixed non-profit organizations in Amsterdam |
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Authors: | Wahideh Achbari |
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Institution: | 1. wahideh.achbari@vub.ac.be |
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Abstract: | This paper revisits the contact hypothesis by assessing differences in generalized trust among participants of Turkish non-profit organizations and ethnically mixed organizations in Amsterdam. Most voluntary sector research takes the contact hypothesis at its core and assumes that the concentration of ethnic minorities in non-profit organizations is detrimental to learning generalized trust. These studies assume that diversity within organizations is better for developing generalized norms without examining participation in ethnically homogenous organizations. I address this gap in the literature by analysing the variance of generalized trust among organizations and their participants. I achieve this through the analysis of purposively designed survey data. The findings suggest that a contact mechanism at voluntary organizations is problematic and should not be asserted uncritically. |
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Keywords: | generalized trust contact hypothesis bridging and bonding social capital voluntary organizations ethno-national organizations |
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