Design of the Study: Selecting Societies of Settlement and Immigrant Groups

Berry, John W.; Westin, Charles; Virta, Erkki; Vedder, Paul; Rooney, Rosanna; Sang, David

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“…New Zealand is a culturally diverse country, and the diversity is widely supported by multicultural programs and policies. Along with Canada and Australia it was classified as one of only three countries in the 13-nation International Comparative Study of Ethno-cultural Youth to have a high level of diversity policies (Berry, Westin, et al, 2006). National surveys have shown that New Zealanders hold a strong multicultural ideology and receptive attitudes toward immigrants, particularly when compared to their European counterparts (Ward & Masgoret, 2008).…”

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“…The country is characterized by a high level of cultural and linguistic diversity with the most recent census showing 67.6% of the population being made up of New Zealanders of European descent, 14.6% Maori, 9.2% Asian and 6.9% Pacific peoples (Statistics New Zealand, 2007). 4 This diversity is currently supported by multicultural policies and practices (Berry, Westin, et al, 2006). Furthermore, national surveys have revealed that New Zealanders hold a strong multicultural ideology, particularly in comparison with citizens of European Union countries, and that nationals of both European and Maori descent, like immigrants, favor integration (Ward, 2009;Ward & Lin, 2005;Ward & Masgoret, 2008).…”

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Back to and beyond Berry's basics: The conceptualization, operationalization and classification of acculturation

Ward

Kus

2012

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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Back to and beyond Berry's basics: The conceptualization, operationalization and classification of acculturation

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Kus

2012

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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“…The Chinese currently form the largest Asian ethnic group in New Zealand, representing 2.8 per cent of the total population (New Zealand Census, 2001). Although New Zealanders of European descent remain the majority, the Chinese now have a significant presence in New Zealand, which has the fourth highest percentage (23%) of overseas-born people in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and greater cultural diversity than most Western European countries (Berry, Westin, Virta, Vedder, Rooney, & Sang., 2006;OECD, 2006, from www.oecd.org/statistics).…”

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Intergroup Perceptions and Attitudes toward Immigrants in a Culturally Plural Society

Leong

Ward

2010

Applied Psychology

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The research examined perceptions of Chinese immigrants held by New Zealanders of European and Maori descent. The study (N = 318) adopted an intergroup perspective to test a predictive model of attitudes toward immigrants. It was based on a nation-wide survey with prospective respondents randomly selected from the New Zealand Electoral rolls. Findings revealed that Maori differed from their European counterparts in predictable ways, reporting more relative deprivation and greater perceived threat, and holding more negative outgroup attitudes. Less contact and greater perceived threat predicted more negative attitudes toward immigrants; in addition, when intergroup boundaries were permeable, the link between perceived threat and negative attitudes was stronger in Maori than New Zealand Europeans. While intergroup relations are traditionally analysed in a dual group formation involving a privileged "dominant" ingroup and disadvantaged "minority" immigrant outgroup, the current research suggests the need to advance beyond this dichotomy to a more inclusive approach and to consider the interface between the historical and political milieux in specific national contexts.

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“…In Sweden, immigrants tend to live in neighbourhoods that are segregated from the majority group, but contain a mix of migrant groups (Berry, Westin, et al, 2006). All youths included in the study lived in segregated areas where, according to community statistics, between 50-70% of youths were born in countries other than the Nordic counties.…”

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In- and out-of-school peer groups of immigrant youths

Svensson

Stattin

Kerr

2011

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

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Multiethnic societies typically aim to have immigrant and native youths mix and be friends, preferably in all contexts in which they spend time. Schools and neighbourhoods are the two settings where youths spend the most time with peers during adolescence. The present study explored the in-and out-of-school peer groups of 174 immigrant junior high school pupils (Mean age ¼ 14.39) who attended an integrated school but lived in a segregated neighbourhood. A person-oriented approach was used and cluster analyses were conducted both within and across the two settings. The results show that youths mostly have the same kind of friendship formations in both settings, regardless of the ethnic composition of each setting. In terms of adaptation, the results consistently show that for boys, having only immigrant friends is related to problematic adaptation in both settings. No relationship between peer formations and adaptation was found for girls. The study highlights the importance of considering gender and viewing youths as embedded in systems of multiple settings, in order to achieve true integration.

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Design of the Study: Selecting Societies of Settlement and Immigrant Groups

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Back to and beyond Berry's basics: The conceptualization, operationalization and classification of acculturation

Back to and beyond Berry's basics: The conceptualization, operationalization and classification of acculturation

Intergroup Perceptions and Attitudes toward Immigrants in a Culturally Plural Society

In- and out-of-school peer groups of immigrant youths

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