Friendship Homophily Among Diaspora Migrant Adolescents in Germany and Israel

摘要: Abstract. Immigrant adolescents have been found to prefer intraethnic over interethnic friendships, a phenomenon called friendship homophily (FH). This study investigates whether Russian Jewish immigrants in Israel and ethnic German Germany differ their FH rates, which variables predict each sample, relative strength of association between predictors differs both samples. is measured using reports on best friends, cliques, distant friendships. Results FH, general, be more pronounced the acculturation orientation language use predicted interindividual differences Perceived discrimination higher levels cliques friendships only Israel. Findings suggest importance selecting intra- or friends.