Similarity and attraction among majority and minority groups in a multicultural context

Osbeck, Lisa M.; Moghaddam, Fathali M.; Perreault, Stéphane

doi:10.1016/s0147-1767(96)00016-8

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“…Moreover, individuals who are more involved in their ethnic culture may behave publicly in ways (e.g., style of dress, language) that members of the majority culture find unusual or off-putting. As a result, majority group members may avoid interactions with them (e.g., Osbeck, Moghaddam, & Perreault, 1997).…”

Section: Ethnic Identification and Amount Of Contact With Members Of mentioning

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Ethnocultural identification and naturally occurring interethnic social interactions: Muslim minorities in Europe

Schaafsma

Nezlek

Krejtz

et al. 2009

Euro J Social Psych

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This study examined relationships between ethnic identification and ethnic minority members' interactions with majority group members. Members of Muslim minority groups, ethnic Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands and Chechens in Poland, described the social interactions they had for two weeks using a variant of the Rochester Interaction Record (RIR). They also completed measures of ethnocultural identification that distinguished involvement with and attachment to their ethnic minority culture and to the majority culture. Relationships between ethnic identification and contact with the majority group varied as a function of the dimension and source of identification and the aspect of interaction (quantity or quality) being considered. Across the samples, involvement with the ethnic minority culture was negatively related to the quantity of contact with majority group members, whereas emotional attachment to the majority culture was positively related to the quality of interactions with majority group members. Attachment to the ethnic minority culture was not related to either the quantity of interaction with majority group members or to the quality of these interactions. These results suggest that when studying interethnic contact, it is important to distinguish different dimensions and sources of ethnic identification and different aspects of interethnic contact.

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Section: Ethnic Identification and Amount Of Contact With Members Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnocultural identification and naturally occurring interethnic social interactions: Muslim minorities in Europe

Schaafsma

Nezlek

Krejtz

et al. 2009

Euro J Social Psych

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“…Research suggests that individuals "like" others that are perceived to be similar to themselves. The similarity-attraction hypothesis has received much support at the interpersonal and intergroup levels~Byrne, 1971; Byrne, Clore, & Smeaton, 1986;Levine & Campbell, 1972;Osbeck, Moghaddam, & Perreault, 1997;Triandis, 1971!. To the extent that members of society experience xenophobia toward others perceived to be foreign, they will view less acculturated individuals as dissimilar to themselves.…”

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Strangers still? The experience of discrimination among Chinese Americans

Goto

Gee

Takeuchi

2002

Journal Community Psychology

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This study investigates the perceptions of discrimination within an Asian American community. Over 1,500 Chinese Americans were interviewed regarding experiences with unfair treatment due to their race or ethnicity and their language and or accent. Demographic variables, acculturation level, and amount of contact opportunity were used to predict perceived discrimination using multiple hierarchical logistic analyses. Approximately 21% of Chinese Americans reported being unfairly treated in their lifetime. The specific predictors varied depending on whether the discrimination was due to race and ethnicity, or language and accent. Retention of cultural practices, age of immigration, and contact opportunity were associated with racial discrimination. Only contact opportunity was associated with language and accent discrimination. Implications are discussed with respect to perceptions of similarity, the contact hypothesis, and bicultural adjustment. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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“…Members of high-status groups have access to antagonistic, normative, and ideologic intergroup representations that maintain and reinforce their privileged position by means of conventional processes of symbolic influence (Lorenzi-Cioldi & Clémence, 2001;Staerklé, Clémence & Spini, 2011). The fear of losing status would lead these members to form relationships only with those outgroup members who are perceived to be more socially desirable, similar, or less vilified (Osbeck & Moghaddam, 1997).…”

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Representaciones esquemáticas de minorías étnicas en jóvenes universitarios

2015

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Título: Representaciones esquemáticas del contacto con minorías étnicas en jóvenes universitarios. Resumen: el presente estudio hace un análisis de las representaciones cognitivas sobre minorías étnicas en una muestra de jóvenes universitarios españoles. Como hipótesis general se señala que las diferencias de estatus social percibidas ejercen un papel relevante en tales representaciones y en las expectativas de contacto. En varias entrevistas grupales los participantes fueron cuestionados sobre sus experiencias, conocimientos y expectativas asociadas a las interacciones con miembros de grupos étnicos minoritarios. La información recabada fue analizada a partir de un cruce de técnicas cualitativas y cuantitativas para verificar las dimensiones subyacentes en sus respuestas. Los resultados confirmaron esta hipótesis mostrando distintas nociones de contacto (ej., positivo, negativo) asociadas a las representaciones de las minorías según su posición en la escala social percibida. Los hallazgos son discutidos en cuanto a su implicación para futuras intervenciones de contacto intergrupal. Palabras clave: Contacto intergrupal; esquemas cognitivos; minorías étni-cas; prejuicio; identidad social. Abstract:This study analyzes the cognitive representations of ethnic minorities in a sample of Spanish undergraduate students. As a general hypothesis it was predicted that perceived differences in social status shape these representations and expectations for contact. In consecutive group interviews, participants were quizzed about their knowledge, experiences and expectations associated with social interactions with people belonging to ethnic minority groups. The information obtained from the participants was analyzed by using a mixture of quantitative and qualitative techniques in order to discover underlying dimensions in their responses. The results confirmed our prediction by displaying different associations between different types of contact (e.g., positive, negative) and the representations of minorities according to their position in the perceived social hierarchy. Findings are discussed in terms of their potential implications for contact interventions.

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Similarity and attraction among majority and minority groups in a multicultural context

Cited by 80 publications

References 13 publications

Ethnocultural identification and naturally occurring interethnic social interactions: Muslim minorities in Europe

Ethnocultural identification and naturally occurring interethnic social interactions: Muslim minorities in Europe

Strangers still? The experience of discrimination among Chinese Americans

Representaciones esquemáticas de minorías étnicas en jóvenes universitarios

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