Immigrants’ spatial integration dynamics in Tel-Aviv: An analysis of residential mobility and sorting

Modai-Snir, Tal; Plaut, Pnina O.

doi:10.1177/0042098020936139

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“…Still, the effects of interaction are generally difficult to pinpoint in real-life settings as people self-select whom they interact with; if individuals already have negative attitudes toward specific out-groups, they will likely avoid interacting with their members in the first place (Logan and Molotch 1987;Modai-Snir and Plaut 2021;Zorlu and Lattens 2009). Such selection effects are well documented, with natives residing in large cities tending to have more pro-immigrant views than their rural counterparts (Maxwell 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Such selection effects are well documented, with natives residing in large cities tending to have more pro-immigrant views than their rural counterparts (Maxwell 2019). In this context, short interactions (and exposure) are likely more relevant than full-fledged contact in real-life settings as residential (racial and ethnic) segregation continues to prevail across advanced democracies (Enos 2017;Maxwell 2019Maxwell , 2020Modai-Snir and Plaut 2021;Trounstine 2018;Zorlu and Lattens 2009). Although individuals may commute to work, research finds that mobility remains informed by race and ethnicity and that workplace segregation remains substantial (Candipan et al 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Muslim populations in Europe are often considered the group most likely to induce negative attitudes among native populations Valfort 2014, 2016b;Blinder, Ford, and Ivarsflaten 2019;Dancygier 2017;Helbling and Traunmüller 2020;Savelkoul et al 2010;Sniderman and Hagendoorn 2007). 1 This creates a problem for empirical research as natives who object to accommodating Muslims in their midst may already be living far away from them-that is, the spatial distribution of attitudes toward the Muslim population may be an artifact of natives' initial preferences (see Logan and Molotch 1987;Modai-Snir and Plaut 2021;Zorlu and Lattens 2009, for discussion on residential sorting). 2 To address this problem, I administered a pre-registered, small-scale, field quasiexperiment on the outskirts of the city of Amsterdam, allowing me to systematically examine the joint effects of contact and exposure.…”

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Hidden Sources of Anti-Muslim Attitudes: Joint Effects of Interactions and Exposure to Out-Groups

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Interactions between social identity groups can reduce perceptions of threatening out-groups and improve inter-group attitudes. But these interactions have an inevitable side effect: while an interaction may improve attitudes among its participants, the same interaction can increase exposure to out-groups in the proximity of the interaction, leading to increased perceptions of threat among those not participating in the interaction. With such negative externalities in mind, this paper argues that the presence of a large number of out-group members both improves and aggravates native attitudes toward out-groups in the same area, which may, in the aggregate, conceal a hot spot of anti-immigration attitudes. This study examines the effects of interaction and exposure through a series of surveys of native attitudes toward Muslim immigrants in the Netherlands. While the exposure effect was not observed, empirical analyses suggest that brief interactions tend to worsen negative attitudes toward Muslims, possibly due to their physical and religious appearances. This highlights the importance of visual cues in shaping inter-group relations, as these visual cues may prompt natives to sort out interactions based on appearance, hindering efforts to promote inter-group contact between Muslims and non-Muslims.

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