- Under complete social exclusion, individuals might be constrained to deal only with members of their own group, in which case there would be no incentive for cultural convergence and children would fully retain their parents’ cultural identities.
- The optimal trajectory involves more rapid reciprocal convergence of social orientations towards the middle ground.
- Reforms should take into account their impact on the socializing role of education, in addition to their effect on scholastic achievement.
- Prospective gains from improved scholastic performance must be weighted against losses from increased social fragmentation.