I’m sure you aren’t lacking in hypotheses for why education correlates with reduced racial resentment but the obvious one for me was the cosmopolitan nature of most college campuses contrasted with city of origin. I came from a lily white small midwestern town and went to a large public university in a big city and it was the first time I had close encounters with people who didn’t speak English as their primary language, and the first time I made friends with anyone who was non-white. I had culture shock for a couple years but adjusted.
Not all colleges are cosmopolitan and not all college experiences are equal (living in dorm vs frat vs commuting from home). But could collect data on city of origin and college and city of adult residence and compare demographics, and collect info on living arrangements in college and I strongly suspect patterns would emerge in data.
I’m sure you aren’t lacking in hypotheses for why education correlates with reduced racial resentment but the obvious one for me was the cosmopolitan nature of most college campuses contrasted with city of origin. I came from a lily white small midwestern town and went to a large public university in a big city and it was the first time I had close encounters with people who didn’t speak English as their primary language, and the first time I made friends with anyone who was non-white. I had culture shock for a couple years but adjusted.
Not all colleges are cosmopolitan and not all college experiences are equal (living in dorm vs frat vs commuting from home). But could collect data on city of origin and college and city of adult residence and compare demographics, and collect info on living arrangements in college and I strongly suspect patterns would emerge in data.
Hey Tom, thanks for these really interesting ideas!