Political Socialization and Reactions to Immigration‐Related Diversity in Rural America*

Gimpel, James G.; Lay, J. Celeste

doi:10.1526/003601108784514561

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“…Therefore, we need to examine how to engage with diversity as a process of negotiating difference and commonality as, psychologically speaking, community does not emerge and does not survive without the recognition of diversity. As others have pointed out, psychologically healthy communities require an open approach to diversity and one that welcomes contact with others; without this, communities suffer reduced trust (Sturgis et al, ), increased tension (Stolle et al, ), and a weak sense of identity and cohesion (Gimpel & Lay, ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Nobody Wants to Be an Outsider”: From Diversity Management to Diversity Engagement

Howarth

Andreouli

2015

Political Psychology

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This article develops an analysis of diversity in two ways. We start with a theoretical discussion of the ways in which diversity has been approached within psychology, showing the competing arguments that have been developed that connect diversity, community, and multiculturalism. We show that not only are there psychological consequences to contemporary experiences of increased diversity but also that fundamental psychological capacities—such as self‐consciousness, identity, and dialogue—actually stem from the experience of diversity. This has important implications for diversity management policies. The second part of the article gives an empirical illustration of how diversity is experienced in schools across England drawing on 13 interviews with senior staff and 11 focus groups with pupils aged between 12 and 14 years old. We discuss three themes related to experiences of diversity: (1) from difference to diversity, (2) real and imagined mobility across communities, and (3) collaborative practices, projects, and knowledge. What the empirical examples show is that critically engaging with diversity can be a more productive project than practices which construct diversity in terms of distinct groups that need respect and tolerance. Hence we argue approaches that promote engaging with diversity rather than traditional diversity management are more in line with foundational psychological insights as well as empirical research findings.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Nobody Wants to Be an Outsider”: From Diversity Management to Diversity Engagement

Howarth

Andreouli

2015

Political Psychology

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“…Being embedded in a place can generate resistance to diversity as it often provides frames of reference that focus on how things were in the past (Gimpel and Lay 2008). The prevailing tendency in Northern Ireland has been one of considering society by traditional binaries; Catholic/Protestant; Nationalist/Unionist; Republican/Loyalist.…”

Section: Case Study Two: Racial Equality and Migrants To Northern Irementioning

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Gender, Migration and Development: Can Advocacy Groups Be More of a Hindrance than a Help?

Shortall

McAreavey

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:The social world is complex and ever changing. However, to function, we need shared common knowledge for social relations and social interaction. We need categories of people, and assumptions about collective identities. While this is necessary to manage social interaction, it also leads to debates that question the essentialism of collective attributes and identities. In this article we argue that advocacy groups campaigning for the rights of women and migrants can sometimes reinforce an understanding of these groups as static and unchanging and this impedes their development. The article contends that advocacy groups, can, unintentionally, reinforce stereotypes. Two different data sets, both drawn from Northern Ireland, are used to explore this question. Our case studies raise global questions about the need for critical analysis and reflection on the strategies used by advocacy groups to advance social equality.

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“…Putnam famously revealed increased levels of social isolation in the short‐run within receiving communities that experience ethnic diversification. Indeed sudden demographic change can create tension including lowered social interaction and increased social disorder, particularly in rural communities that have historically been ethnically homogenous (Ream ; Broadway ; Gimpel and Lay ; McConnell and Miraftab ; McConnell ). Much of this research has been conducted in a North American context; within Western Europe there is a dearth of research on migration to rural areas and on the micro‐level issues or human face of these processes (Smith and Favell ; Rye and Andrzejewska ).…”

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Resistance or Resilience? Tracking the Pathway of Recent Arrivals to a ‘New’ Rural Destination

McAreavey

2012

Sociologia Ruralis

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Recent patterns of migration indicate that international migrants are not confined to urban gateways. Instead many migrants have settled in new destination areas located in rural and small town areas. While this might appear to be a positive phenomenon for rural areas struggling with decline and stagnation, the reality is that many of these areas are ill‐equipped to manage the rate and pace of change that has been witnessed in recent years. Migration to established, typically urban areas has been the subject of extensive research. However, little is known about the way in which migrants navigate their way through social structures as they settle into destinations with little experience of immigration. Using empirical research, this article considers the way in which migrants navigate their way through social structures to establish life in a so‐called ‘new’ migration destination. It analyses the way in which government and civil society respond to their needs of recent arrivals, showing how both NGO’s and the statutory sector play an important role in this process. It considers the ramifications for these different sectors and the implications for so‐called ‘new’ destinations as they become more established or ‘mature’ areas of immigration.

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Political Socialization and Reactions to Immigration‐Related Diversity in Rural America*

Cited by 32 publications

References 40 publications

“Nobody Wants to Be an Outsider”: From Diversity Management to Diversity Engagement

“Nobody Wants to Be an Outsider”: From Diversity Management to Diversity Engagement

Gender, Migration and Development: Can Advocacy Groups Be More of a Hindrance than a Help?

Resistance or Resilience? Tracking the Pathway of Recent Arrivals to a ‘New’ Rural Destination

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