More diversity, less trust

[AngryAmish]

"Do you trust your neighbors?

Your answer may depend on how many people in your area look like you.

New research says the more racially or ethnically diverse the community, the less people trust one another. That holds true for trust among groups as well as within them. So whites in diverse communities distrust whites as well as Latinos, blacks and Asians.

Call it the "turtle effect," says the lead researcher, Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam. People pull into their shells in the face of difference. "

read the whole thing, it's fascinating.