@article{ref1,
title="Cultural Integration and Its Discontents",
journal="Review of economic studies",
year="2008",
author="Kuran, Timur and Sandholm, William H.",
volume="75",
number="1",
pages="201-228",
abstract="A community’s culture is defined by the preferences and equilibrium behaviours of its members. Contacts among communities alter individual cultures through two interrelated mechanisms: behavioural adaptations driven by pay-offs to coordination, and preference changes shaped by socialization and self-persuasion. This paper explores the workings of these mechanisms through a model of cultural integration in which preferences and behaviours vary continuously. It identifies a broad set of conditions under which cross-cultural contacts promote cultural hybridization. The analysis suggests that policies to support social integration serve to homogenize preferences across communities, thereby undermining a key objective of multiculturalism. Yielding fresh insights into strategies pursued to influence cultural trends, it also shows that communities benefit from having other communities adjust their behaviours.<p />",
language="",
issn="0034-6527",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-937X.2007.00469.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-937X.2007.00469.x"
}