Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Published In
Cogent Education
Keywords
Children's intergroup friendships, Intercultural education, Intergroup friendships, Multicultural education, Perceptions of intergroup friendships
Abstract
This cross-cultural and cross-sectional study investigated Italian and US children’s perceptions of interethnic and interracial friendships, also known as intergroup friendships. A total sample of 226 children attending two urban, elementary schools in a middle-sized Northeastern US city and a middle-sized northern Italian city, were interviewed employing the questionnaire. Results indicate that Italian and US children’s perceptions of intra-racial and interracial friendships differed with students of color in the US rating intragroup friendships more positively than intergroup ones. In addition, students of color in Italy and white students in the US rated intergroup and intragroup friendships similarly.
DOI
10.1080/2331186X.2017.1280255
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Pica-Smith, C.; Antognazza, D.; Marland, J. J. ; and Crescentini, A. (2017). A Cross-Cultural Study of Italian and U.S. Children's Perceptions of Interethnic and Interracial Friendships in Two Urban Schools. Cogent Education 4(1): 1280255. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2017.1280255