Social and Economic Context and Attitudes toward Immigrants in Canadian Cities

Schissel, Bernard; Wanner, Richard A.; Frideres, James S.

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“…Whereas all researchers expect to find increase in discriminatory attitudes with declining economic conditions (e.g. Tienhaara 1974; Schissel, Wanner and Frideres 1989;Quillian 1995;Kunovich 2004), empirical studies on the effect of economic conditions (measured by either GDP per capita or by unemployment rate) on discriminatory attitudes towards foreigners in European countries have produced inconsistent findings and conclusions. For example, Quillian (1995) did not find GDP per capita to affect prejudice in Europe.…”

Section: Sources and Types Of Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terms of exclusion: public views towards admission and allocation of rights to immigrants in European countries

Gorodzeisky¹,

Semyonov²

2009

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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The paper contends that exclusionary views towards out-group populations are formed along two dimensions: exclusion from the country and exclusion from equal rights. Data obtained from the European Social Survey (for twenty-one countries) reveal that objection to the admission of foreigners to the country is more pronounced than objection to the allocation of 'equal rights'. The data further suggest that objection to admission can be directed either at all non-nationals or only at ethnic and racial minorities. 'Total exclusionists' (i.e. support exclusion of all non-nationals) are more likely to support the denial of foreigners from equal rights than 'racial exclusionists' (i.e. support only exclusion of ethnic minorities). Multi-level analyses show that support for exclusion is also influenced by socio-economic characteristics of individuals (e.g. education, political orientation) and characteristics of their countries (e.g. size of the non-European population). The findings are discussed in light of sociological theory

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Section: Sources and Types Of Exclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terms of exclusion: public views towards admission and allocation of rights to immigrants in European countries

Gorodzeisky¹,

Semyonov²

2009

Ethnic and Racial Studies

147

128

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“…Blalock (1967), for example, stated that improved economic conditions might improve interracial relations in the US. Contrary arguments also exist such as that of Schissel et al (1989), which found only a weak relationship between city-level unemployment rates and individual attitudes toward immigrants in Canadian cities.…”

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Perceptions of Threat and Expressions of Prejudice Toward the New Minorities of Western Europe

Sarı

2007

Int. Migration & Integration

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This article presents a group position model of prejudice and a set of individual-level theoretical approaches to explain prejudice toward immigrants, who are a relatively new minority group in Western Europe. It specifically tests the effects of the perceived threat posed by the new minorities to the dominant group position of the citizens in the European nation-states. Threat is measured both as individuals' perceptions of threat over economic and sociocultural resources and as contextual factors. Results show that individuals' perception of threat to their ingroup's position has the most powerful effect on prejudice, whereas context does not seem to matter. The findings imply that sources of perceived threat should be addressed to help reduce prejudice.Résumé Cet article présente un modèle de position du groupe face au préjugé et un ensemble d'approches théoriques individuelles pour expliquer les préjugés face aux immigrants, ceux-ci constituant un groupe minoritaire relativement nouveau en Europe occidentale. Plus précisément, nous nous penchons sur les effets qu'a la perception des nouvelles minorités comme menace à la position du groupe dominant des citoyens des États-nations européens. La menace est mesurée tant en fonction des perceptions individuelles de menace par rapport aux ressources économiques et socioculturelles que des facteurs contextuels. Les résultats indiquent que c'est la perception qu'ont les individus de la menace à leur position dominante qui a l'effet le plus marquant sur les préjugés. Le contexte ne semble pas avoir d'effet à cet égard. Il en découle que, pour réduire les préjugés, il faudrait aborder les sources de menaces perçues.

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“…Prior studies find that individual economic factors, such as education and income, and psychological factors, such as nationalism, party identification, and ideology, were key determinants of public attitudes toward trade policy (Scheve and Slaughter 2001;Mayda and Rodrik 2005;Kaltenthaler, Gellenery, and Ceccoli 2004;Mansfield and Mutz 2009;Mayda 2006;O'Rouke andSinnott 2001, 2006). However, individual attitudes toward social and political issues depend on where voters live (Campbell, Wong, and Citrin 2006;Key 1949;Hopkins 2010;Schissel, Wanner, and Frideres 1989). Therefore, this paper will contribute to our understanding of public trade preferences by taking into account regional economic features.…”

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American Attitudes toward Free Trade Agreements

Min¹

2017

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Social and Economic Context and Attitudes toward Immigrants in Canadian Cities

Cited by 28 publications

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Terms of exclusion: public views towards admission and allocation of rights to immigrants in European countries

Terms of exclusion: public views towards admission and allocation of rights to immigrants in European countries

Perceptions of Threat and Expressions of Prejudice Toward the New Minorities of Western Europe

American Attitudes toward Free Trade Agreements

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