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Article: Space and Personal Contacts: Cross-Group Interaction between Mainland and Local University Students in Hong Kong
Title | Space and Personal Contacts: Cross-Group Interaction between Mainland and Local University Students in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | China cross-group interaction homophily intergroup contact theory international higher education |
Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105684 |
Citation | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2017, v. 36 n. 1, p. 63-82 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Despite sharing physical space which supports contact with out-group members and institutional arrangements that encourage cross-group interaction, many university students still congregate within their own groups. To explain this phenomenon, this study examines the micro-level social processes that prevent or facilitate intergroup interaction. A qualitative study of Mainland Chinese and local university students in Hong Kong reveals that students lack opportunities for mutually engaging experiences across multiple points in time due to fragmented daily living space, defended interpersonal space, and politicized online space, which contribute to the absence of cross-group interactions. Cross-group friendships depend on external forces to remove inhibitions, which then allow emotional bonding. This study contributes to the understanding of cross-group interaction by pointing out the importance of daily routine activities and mutually engaging experiences in influencing cross-group interaction among students. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241659 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.022 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tian, X | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-20T01:46:46Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-20T01:46:46Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2017, v. 36 n. 1, p. 63-82 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0265-4075 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/241659 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Despite sharing physical space which supports contact with out-group members and institutional arrangements that encourage cross-group interaction, many university students still congregate within their own groups. To explain this phenomenon, this study examines the micro-level social processes that prevent or facilitate intergroup interaction. A qualitative study of Mainland Chinese and local university students in Hong Kong reveals that students lack opportunities for mutually engaging experiences across multiple points in time due to fragmented daily living space, defended interpersonal space, and politicized online space, which contribute to the absence of cross-group interactions. Cross-group friendships depend on external forces to remove inhibitions, which then allow emotional bonding. This study contributes to the understanding of cross-group interaction by pointing out the importance of daily routine activities and mutually engaging experiences in influencing cross-group interaction among students. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105684 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships | - |
dc.rights | Copyright © The Author(s) 2017. The final published version is available online at https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407517718967 | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | cross-group interaction | - |
dc.subject | homophily | - |
dc.subject | intergroup contact theory | - |
dc.subject | international higher education | - |
dc.title | Space and Personal Contacts: Cross-Group Interaction between Mainland and Local University Students in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tian, X: xltian@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tian, X=rp01543 | - |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0265407517718967 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85041572658 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 272734 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 36 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 63 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 82 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000453457800004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0265-4075 | - |