The toxic tonic: Narratives of xenophobia

Sánchez, Rosaura

doi:10.1057/lst.2011.11

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“…Similarly, Roberts et al (2014) acknowledged that within their sample, children who had experienced familial arrest were more likely to be People of Color and come from families with lower household incomes; however, they collapsed People of Color into one racial category despite having selfreported Multiracial, African American, Hispanic, and "Other" racial groups represented in their sample (note that these were the labels used by the researchers). This conglomeration of racial groups limited the extent to which the authors could examine and acknowledge the unique roles that anti-Blackness and antiimmigrant discrimination play in the arrest experiences of Black and Latinx individuals, respectively (Headen, n.d.;Sanchez, 2011). Additionally, the authors included income and parental education as covariates and combined all experiences of familial arrestincluding the arrest of mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, and parents' partners, into one dichotomous variable.…”

Section: Systematic Review: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An intersectional perspective on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and state‐perpetrated violence

Heberle

Obus

Gray

2020

Journal of Social Issues

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We utilize intersectionality as the framework for analyzing and critiquing the literature on the intergenerational transmission of trauma in early childhood. In particular, we assess the extent to which the literature replicates the oppression of marginalized and minoritized children and families by deemphasizing traumas and traumatic processes that are attributable to interlocking systems of oppression. In addition, building on the emphasis on systems that is central to intersectionality, we assess the degree to which the literature engages with trauma perpetrated through formal social systems. We assert that an intersectional lens demands acknowledgement of state‐perpetrated violence and that this acknowledgment is absent from the extant literature. To illustrate our argument, we present three structural analyses (“cases”) of state‐perpetrated violence, leveraging life course theory and theories of historical and cultural trauma in addition to intersectionality theory to draw inferences about the intergenerational impacts of these cases. Through our analysis, we demonstrate how efforts to reduce contemporary state‐perpetrated violence and repair the effects of historical state‐perpetrated violence are well aligned with ongoing efforts in the public policy arena at promoting early childhood mental health and family thriving. We close with a proposed agenda for better integrating such efforts into research and policy.

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Section: Systematic Review: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An intersectional perspective on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and state‐perpetrated violence

Heberle

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Gray

2020

Journal of Social Issues

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“…In response to the call for research on the sources of psychological resilience among Latinxs (Kitayama & Salvador, 2017), future research should examine the effect of disseminating accurate information about social justice and the assimilation of immigrant groups in the U.S., as it might attenuate system justification beliefs that seem to be linked to xenophobia in modern societies (Sánchez, 2011). System justification beliefs are highly malleable (Jost, Becker, Osborne, & Badaan, 2017) and prior research has found that such beliefs about societal-level fairness are predictive of health behaviors (Godfrey, Santos, & Burson, 2017) so more research is needed on the potential health benefit of learning information that changes attitudes about immigration.…”

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confidence: 99%

Intragroup xenophobic attitudes, ethnic identity, and substance use among Latinx adolescents

Basáñez

Sussman

Clark

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Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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This study examined intragroup xenophobic attitudes, ethnic identity, and substance use (N = 905). Based on cognitive dissonance theory, we hypothesized that intragroup xenophobic attitudes among Latinx individuals would be associated with higher levels of substance use (SU) in early adulthood, and that ethnic identity would increase the strength of that association. We found that in 10 th grade, xenophobic attitudes were higher among respondents with lower ethnic identity, a longer family history in the U.S., and less stress. In a longitudinal analysis, SU in emerging adulthood was highest among males, those reporting higher stress in 10 th grade, and a longer family history in the U.S. There was a significant interaction of ethnic identity and xenophobia on substance use (β = −.12, p < .001) indicating that substance use was higher among Latinxs with low ethnic identity who harbor xenophobic attitudes. Findings are explained using system justification theory since intragroup xenophobia appears to operate as a coping strategy that is maladaptive for Latinx individuals reporting low ethnic identity but somehow useful to those with high ethnic identity. Keywordsattitudes; substance use; xenophobia; immigrants; alcohol; tobacco; marijuana Xenophobia is negative affect (e.g., fear, hostility) felt toward people who are perceived as foreigners and refers to a sentiment of antagonism toward immigrants and people from other countries (Lee, Lee, & Tran, 2017, p.144). Fear and dislike of foreigners can occur when residents of a community feel threatened by changing demographics and increasing racial/ ethnic diversity (Segal, 2010). As the demographic composition of the U.S. is rapidly changing due to the growth of immigrant groups living in the U.S., social psychology research on immigration and intergroup relations has increased. However, few studies have examined the motives and outcomes of people who are simultaneously the targets of xenophobia and the holders of xenophobic attitudes themselves. Individuals who report anti-Conflict of interest: No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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“…Holding negative attitudes about immigrants or supporting policies that exclude immigrants such as favoring deportations and restricting options for legal residence and US citizenship, among others, are not new phenomena in the United States (e.g., Golash-Boza and Hondagneu-Sotelo 2012;Meissner et al 2013;Molina 2014;Ngai 2004;Perea 1997a, b). Indeed, nativism, racism, and xenophobia have been reflected in federal-and state-level immigration policies and circulated in US society throughout US history (e.g., Higham 1955;Molina 2014;Ngai 2004;Perea 1997a;Sánchez 1997Sánchez , 2011. Racialized immigration policies, enforcement activities, and funding priorities in recent decades have concentrated on the southern US border and the removal of unauthorized Latin American immigrant men, specifically (e.g., Golash-Boza and Hondagneu-Sotelo 2012;Meissner et al 2013;Sáenz and Manges Douglas 2015).…”

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“…Racialized immigration policies, enforcement activities, and funding priorities in recent decades have concentrated on the southern US border and the removal of unauthorized Latin American immigrant men, specifically (e.g., Golash-Boza and Hondagneu-Sotelo 2012;Meissner et al 2013;Sáenz and Manges Douglas 2015). Following older anti-immigrant policies such as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and Proposition 187 in California, more recent efforts include the federal government's implementation of "Secure Communities" and 287(g) agreements, SB1070 in Arizona, and the influence of anti-immigrant authority figures such as former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio (e.g., Armenta 2017;Menjívar and Abrego 2012;Molina 2014;Sánchez 1997Sánchez , 2011.…”

Section: Immigration Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“It could be 3 million, it could be 30 million”: Quantitative misperceptions about undocumented immigration and immigration attitudes in the Trump era

McConnell

2022

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Recent changes in the sociopolitical US landscape calls for the examination of the level of quantitative misperception about undocumented immigration and its connection with immigration attitudes. Nationally representative survey data are used to analyze whether being misinformed about the proportion of US immigrants that are undocumented in 2015 is linked with abstract immigration attitudes and four immigration policy options in 2016. The results reveal that people who overestimated undocumented immigration-a common misperception-are more likely to report that all immigrants present symbolic threats to the country than are their accurately informed peers. Consistent with the especially high salience of the US-Mexico wall in this period, overestimators also place more importance on building the wall but not on other policy options. These findings have important theoretical and real-world implications, given the current social and political context and spillover effects on Latinx and other racialized communities.

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The toxic tonic: Narratives of xenophobia

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

An intersectional perspective on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and state‐perpetrated violence

An intersectional perspective on the intergenerational transmission of trauma and state‐perpetrated violence

Intragroup xenophobic attitudes, ethnic identity, and substance use among Latinx adolescents

“It could be 3 million, it could be 30 million”: Quantitative misperceptions about undocumented immigration and immigration attitudes in the Trump era

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