Attitudes toward multiculturalism of immigrants and majority members in the Netherlands

Schalk-Soekar, Saskia R. G.; Vijver, Fons J. R. van de; Hoogsteder, Mariëtte

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.01.009

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“…There is a distinction in cultural distance between Turkish and Moroccan immigrants on the one hand and Surinamese and Antillean immigrants on the other hand (Schalk-Soekar et al 2004). The latter groups are more familiar with the Dutch culture and language than are the former groups.…”

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Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Vijver

2007

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The nature and size of culture and gender differences in gender-role beliefs, sharing behavior, and well-being were examined in five cultural groups in The Netherlands (1,104 Dutch mainstreamers, 249 Turkish-, 200 Moroccan-, 126 Surinamese-, and 94 AntilleanDutch). Acculturative changes in gender-role beliefs and sharing behavior in the immigrant groups were also addressed. It was shown that more egalitarian gender-role beliefs and more sharing were associated with more wellbeing in all culture and gender groups. Cultural differences were larger for gender-role beliefs than for sharing behavior. Age, educational level, and employment accounted for half of the cultural differences in gender-role beliefs and well-being, but not in household-task and childcare behavior. First-generation immigrants reported more traditional gender-role beliefs than did second-generation immigrants.

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Section: The Dutch Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

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2007

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“…It would be interesting for future research to test more specifically which features contribute to people's formation of similarity/difference judgments, although it should be noted that it may well be possible that the relative weight of such features varies across societies, type of group, and historical period (Hagendoorn & Kleinpenning, 1991). As we noted in the introduction, our measure of perceived intergroup difference has often been labeled as a measure of cultural distance in previous studies (Galchenko & Van de Vijver, 2007;Schalk-Soekar et al, 2004;Suanet & Van de Vijver, 2009). An interesting possibility for intercultural research would be to study whether the perceived differences are indeed based on cultural distance, provided that the latter construct is properly measured (Boski, 1989(Boski, , 1992(Boski, , 1994.…”

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Perceived Intergroup Difference as an Organizing Principle of Intercultural Attitudes and Acculturation Attitudes

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2011

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.-Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research -You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain -You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. AbstractThe present article forwards perceived intergroup difference as an organizing principle for both intercultural attitudes and acculturation attitudes. A study among 5,824 majority Dutch and five minority groups revealed that the position of a group on a dimension of perceived intergroup difference organized scores on a wide range of measures of intercultural attitudes and acculturation attitudes. Minority groups that were perceived by majority members as being more different from themselves received less support for multiculturalism, were seen as more threatening, were stereotyped as less warm and competent, were seen to adopt mainstream culture less and to maintain ethnic culture more, and showed more discordance between majority and minority preferences of acculturation strategies; minority groups that perceived themselves as more different from majority Dutch were more in favor of multiculturalism, held stronger ethnic identities, adopted mainstream culture less, and maintained minority culture more. The authors conclude that perceived intergroup difference may be an important organizer of intergroup relations in culturally diverse societies.

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“…Según esta, los individuos con menor educación y de bajo NSE serían más vulnerables a los cambios económicos que trae consigo la inmigración (v.g., la competencia por puestos de trabajo) y, en consecuencia, mostrarían menos apoyo al multiculturalismo, en comparación con las personas de NSE alto y mayor nivel educativo (Esses, Wagner, Wolf, Preiser & Wilbur, 2006). La edad también aparece como un predictor importante del multiculturalismo: los jóvenes tienden a apoyar más las ideas multiculturales y a percibir la heterogeneidad cultural como enriquecedora, en comparación a los adultos (Schalk-Soekar, Van de Vijver & Hoogsteder, 2004). Estos hallazgos no son sorprendentes, puesto que la literatura suele indicar que, en general, los jóvenes demuestran opiniones más tolerantes hacia distintos asuntos sociales que las personas de mayor edad.…”

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¿Malos Para Aceptar la Diversidad? Predictores Socio-Demográficos y Psicológicos de las Actitudes Hacia el Multiculturalismo en Chile

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La llegada de numerosos inmigrantes latinoamericanos a Chile en los últimos años abre un debate en torno a qué política debiera implementarse para integrarlos a la sociedad. La presente investigación evaluó estas actitudes, utilizando la Escala de Ideología Multicultural (EIM), y analizó variables socio-demográficas y psicológicas como eventuales predictoras del multiculturalismo. Se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico por cuotas, participando del estudio 400 chilenos (hombres = 193; mujeres = 207) entre 18 y 60 años (M = 32,5; DE = 12,6) de distintas comunas de Santiago, Chile. Se evaluó la dimensionalidad de la EIM con análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio. Se realizaron también análisis de regresión lineal múltiple para determinar el efecto de variables socio-demográficas y psicológicas sobre la EIM. Los resultados mostraron 2 factores: Apoyo a la diversidad cultural y Apoyo a la homogeneidad cultural. En general, los chilenos demostraron un fuerte apoyo a la diversidad cultural. Además, el nivel socioeconómico, la edad y el sexo predijeron significativamente el multiculturalismo, del mismo modo que la empatía, la orientación a la dominancia social y la aculturación.Palabras clave: multiculturalismo, aculturación, dominancia social, empatía, ChileThe arrival of a large number of Latin American immigrants to Chile has sparked public debate about what policies should be implemented to integrate them into society. The present research evaluated these attitudes, using the Multicultural Ideology Scale (EIM), and analyzed socio-demographic and psychological variables as potential predictors of multiculturalism. A non-probability quota sampling was used to enroll 400 participants in the studyChilean adults (men = 193, women = 207) aged 18-60 years (M = 32.5, SD = 12.6)-from various districts of Santiago, Chile. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to evaluate the dimensionality of the EIM. Multiple linear regression analyses were also used to determine the effect of socio-demographic and psychological variables on the EIM. The results revealed 2 factors: Support for cultural diversity and Support for cultural homogeneity. Overall, Chileans showed strong support for cultural diversity. In addition, socio-economic status, age, and gender significantly predicted multiculturalism, as well as empathy, social dominance orientation, and acculturation.Keywords: multiculturalism, acculturation, social dominance, empathy, Chile Alrededor de 1950 miles de latinoamericanos emigraron a Canadá, Estados Unidos de América y Europa, buscando mejores oportunidades de vida (J. Martínez, 2011). Pero, en la última década del siglo XX, el endurecimiento de los controles migratorios impuestos por varias sociedades industrializadas, aunado a la recuperación económica de algunos países de América Latina, llevó a que los latinoamericanos se desplazaran con mayor asiduidad hacia su propia región (Durand & Massey, 2010). Los principales polos de atracción fueron los países fronterizos, especialmente aquellos con e...

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Attitudes toward multiculturalism of immigrants and majority members in the Netherlands

Cited by 75 publications

References 23 publications

Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Cultural and Gender Differences in Gender-Role Beliefs, Sharing Household Task and Child-Care Responsibilities, and Well-Being Among Immigrants and Majority Members in The Netherlands

Perceived Intergroup Difference as an Organizing Principle of Intercultural Attitudes and Acculturation Attitudes

¿Malos Para Aceptar la Diversidad? Predictores Socio-Demográficos y Psicológicos de las Actitudes Hacia el Multiculturalismo en Chile

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