Altering Perceived Cultural and Economic Threats can Increase Immigrant Helping

Burhan, Omar Khalifa; Leeuwen, Esther van

doi:10.1111/josi.12181

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“…Two studies demonstrated that whereas moral threats did not influence participants’ prosocial tendencies, the affirmation of Israeli Jews’ (Study 1) and Palestinians’ (Study 2) in‐group agency allowed their morality‐related needs and considerations to come to fore, leading to stronger mutual prosocial tendencies. The conclusion derived from these studies—that group members need to feel secure and agentic before their morality‐related needs can come to the fore—is consistent with the finding of Burhan and van Leeuwen () that the removal of perceived threat is a prerequisite for fostering support and hospitality toward immigrants among host society members. Our conclusion is also consistent with Leach et al.’s () argument that in its emphasis on power‐related needs in intergroup relations, traditional social psychological theorizing has overlooked the importance of morality.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

The Power to be Moral: Affirming Israelis’ and Palestinians’ Agency Promotes Prosocial Tendencies across Group Boundaries

SimanTov-Nachlieli

Shnabel

Halabi

2016

Journal of Social Issues

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Based on recent extensions of the needs-based model of reconciliation, we argue that in conflicts characterized by mutual transgressions, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, group members prioritize their agency-related over moralityrelated needs. Optimistically, however, two studies conducted among Israeli Jews (Study 1) and West Bank Palestinians (Study 2) found that addressing group members' pressing need for agency by affirming their in-group's strength, competence, and self-determination brought their moral considerations to the fore, leading to stronger prosocial tendencies across group boundaries. These studies suggest that group members need to feel secure and agentic in order to allow their otherwise unprioritized moral needs to come into play. Practically, our insights regarding the positive effects of agency affirmation can be used in the planning of interventions by dialog group facilitators, mediators, or group leaders who wish to encourage members to relinquish some power in order to exhibit greater morality toward their out-group.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

The Power to be Moral: Affirming Israelis’ and Palestinians’ Agency Promotes Prosocial Tendencies across Group Boundaries

SimanTov-Nachlieli

Shnabel

Halabi

2016

Journal of Social Issues

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“…Burhan and van Leeuwen () present two experiments that address the relationships between immigrants and members of the host society and center on the question of how altering perceived cultural and economic challenges can increase helping and hospitality toward immigrants. Results from the first study showed that people who perceived immigrants as less of a threat to the society's economy were more willing to provide immigrants with empowerment help and less likely to expect immigrants to solve their own problems.…”

Section: The Current Journal Of Social Issues Volumementioning

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The Psychological Study of Positive Behavior Across Group Boundaries: An Overview

Siem

Stürmer

Pittinsky

2016

Journal of Social Issues

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Negative intergroup processes such as prejudice and conflict have been a traditional focus of social psychological research, while work that explicitly focuses on the determinants of positive intergroup processes is still in its infancy. Reflecting these relatively recent developments in the social and behavioral sciences, this volume's contributions represent current directions in psychological theorizing and research on positive and proactive behavior across group boundaries. One intriguing feature of positive cross-group behaviors is that they can be conceived, at one and the same time, as individual, interpersonal, and collective phenomena. Accordingly, this volume is organized into three sections that represent these different levels of analysis. This multilevel approach represents a distinctive perspective that extends contemporary work on positive intergroup behavior. At a more general level, then, one important future outcome of this work could be a more nuanced picture of human social behavior in the context of groups.Throughout the history of humanity, there are devastating examples of intergroup aggression and, in societies worldwide, manifestations of intergroup animosity and conflict pose grave social and political problems. However, most civilizations also provide pervasive proof of the opposite phenomenon-positive

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“…When a group of immigrants is seen as economically or culturally threatening, they are less likely to receive support from their new country compared to those who are seen as nonthreatening (Burhan & van Leeuwen, 2016). Therefore, workplace discrimination may be stronger in a country that perceives Muslims and Arabs as threatening one's economy rather than one's physical security.…”

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A Meta-analysis of Employment Discrimination Against Muslims and Arabs

Bartkoski¹,

Herrmann²,

Witt³

et al. 2018

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Muslim and Arab individuals are discriminated against in almost all domains. Recently, there hasbeen a focus on examining the treatment of these groups in the work setting. Despite the great number of primary studies examining this issue, there has not yet been a quantitative review of the research literature. To fill this gap, this meta-analysis examined the presence and magnitude of hiring discrimination against Muslim and Arab individuals. Using 46 independent effect sizes from 26 sources, we found evidence of discrimination against Muslim and Arab people in employment judgments, behaviors, and decisions across multiple countries. Moderator analyses revealed that discrimination is stronger in field settings, when actual employment decisions are made, and when experimental studies used “Arab” (vs. “Muslim”) targets. However, primary studies provide inconsistent and inaccurate distinctions between Arabs and Muslims, therefore future work should be cautious in categorizing the exact aspect of identity being studied.

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Altering Perceived Cultural and Economic Threats can Increase Immigrant Helping

Abstract: We report two experimental studies in which we investigated the effects of perceived

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

The Power to be Moral: Affirming Israelis’ and Palestinians’ Agency Promotes Prosocial Tendencies across Group Boundaries

The Power to be Moral: Affirming Israelis’ and Palestinians’ Agency Promotes Prosocial Tendencies across Group Boundaries

The Psychological Study of Positive Behavior Across Group Boundaries: An Overview

A Meta-analysis of Employment Discrimination Against Muslims and Arabs

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