Different groups, different threats: public attitudes towards immigrants

Hellwig, Timothy; Sinno, Abdulkader H.

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2016.1202749

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“…Intergroup threat is associated with greater resentment toward newly arriving immigrants (e.g., Stephan et al, 1998Stephan et al, , 1999Croucher, 2013) as well as resident minority groups (e.g., Stephan et al, 2002;González et al, 2008). Although Stephan et al (2016) recognized that different types of minority groups may elicit distinct threat perceptions, differential threat effects on out-group hostility have rarely been systematically tested (for exceptions, see Cottrell and Neuberg, 2005;Cottrell et al, 2010;Hellwig and Sinno, 2017;de Rooij et al, 2018). Instead, past research has often focused on whether symbolic or realistic types of threats are generally more important in explaining ethnic resentments independent of the specific characteristics of out-groups (e.g., Sniderman et al, 2004;McLaren and Johnson, 2007;González et al, 2008).…”

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Exploring the Differential Effects of Perceived Threat on Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minority Groups in Germany

Jedinger

Eisentraut

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Adopting a differentiated threat approach, we investigated the relationship between cultural, economic, and criminal threat on attitudes toward four different ethnic minorities in Germany (Muslims, foreigners, refugees, and Sinti and Roma). We hypothesized that the effect of different types of intergroup threats on ethnic prejudice varies with the perceived characteristics of minority groups. Using a representative sample of German adults, we found that cultural and economic threat primarily predicted attitudes toward Muslims and foreigners, while criminal threat played a minor role in attitude formation among the majority population. For refugees and Sinti and Roma, all three types of intergroup threats were found to be equally important for the prediction of attitudes toward these minority groups. These results are only partially in line with the culturespecific threat profiles of these minority groups in the German context. Therefore, we discuss the tenability of the differentiated threat approach to explain the genesis of ethnic prejudice in different cultural contexts.

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Section: Perceived Threat and Ethnic Prejudicementioning

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Exploring the Differential Effects of Perceived Threat on Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minority Groups in Germany

Jedinger

Eisentraut

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…In the United Kingdom, this led to larger than expected numbers arriving and settling in areas that were unaccustomed to receiving migrants (Burrell, ). Public opinion has also differentiated between EU migrants, with smaller groups often being relatively invisible to the public debate and other groups being racialised in media discourses to different degrees (Ford, ; Fox et al, ; Hellwig & Sinno, ). Although EU citizens have equal rights in theory to host country nationals, accessing and enforcing those rights, such as equal access to social welfare, portability of social benefits, and protection from discrimination on the grounds of nationality, is not always straightforward and can require navigating complex bureaucratic processes (Carmel, ; Collett, ).…”

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“…Across the EU, as a result of the freedom of movement arrangements, and influenced by official EU discourses of perceived cultural proximity, EU citizens have often been towards the top of these hierarchies (Carmel, ; Ford, ). But within the broad category of EU citizens, differences have been made between different nationalities based on different national contexts, different political framings, or different historical trajectories (Ford, ; Hellwig & Sinno, ). In the United Kingdom, important differences have been made in public narratives between those from the EU15, the countries that joined in 2004 (EU8), and the newer accession countries (EU2; Carmel, ; Collett, ; Fox, Morosanu, & Szilassy, ).…”

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Spanish nationals' future plans in the context of Brexit

McCarthy

2018

Population Space and Place

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This paper examines the future plans of Spanish nationals resident in the United Kingdom following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit. Drawing on the literature on migration decisionmaking, the paper asks how changes to rights-based ideas of belonging and identity in the wake of the Brexit vote will impact on Spanish nationals' decisions about the future. Using results from an online survey, the paper explores Spanish nationals' plans for the future, their sense of feeling of "at home" in the United Kingdom, and their views on Brexit. Recognising that the community is not homogenous, the paper considers the different experiences of Latin Americans with Spanish nationality and Spaniards who were born in Spain. Feelings of belonging are contingent and shift over time, and Brexit is perceived negatively by the vast majority of respondents. However, a number of factors such as time in the country and family relationships affect planned future length of time in the United Kingdom. Individuals respond differently to the uncertainty provoked by the referendum, with Latin Americans with Spanish nationality reporting a greater desire to take the necessary steps to establish themselves permanently in the United Kingdom.

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“…Where the minorities who are tagged as outgroups may change (women, gays, blacks), new ones (Hispanics, Muslims) emerge that provide the grist for the fear factory that television can still embody. Interestingly, Trump has chosen the two outgroups that allow him to cover two bases: Muslims provide the security threat and Mexicans the economic and crime threat (see Hellwig & Sinno, , for an interesting parallel in Britain); these two groups are also linked with crime, violence, and terror in television entertainment. This may also feed into the common dramatic theme of the strong leader‐hero who will singlehandedly protect us from danger and restore the rightful order of things.…”

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Television and the Cultivation of Authoritarianism: A Return Visit From an Unexpected Friend

Morgan

Shanahan

2017

J Commun

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The 2016 Presidential election brought a surprise: the rise of Donald Trump as a viable candidate for the Republican nomination. What started as a seeming publicity stunt morphed into something more. Trump raised fears of authoritarianism-and even fascism-that were thought to be mostly confined to other countries. This study uses a national sample to examine television viewing's relationship to authoritarian values. We find that heavy viewers of television are more likely to be authoritarian, and that authoritarians are more likely to support Trump. We find an indirect relationship between amount of viewing and Trump support through authoritarianism. These findings have implications for current political debates as well as for media effects theory.Authoritarianism has been a much-studied (and much contested) construct since the 1950s. Gaining impetus and momentum from the events of World War II and the rise of worldwide Fascist movements, it has been adduced as a "root cause" of attitudes such as ethnocentrism, nationalism, and anti-Semitism. The idea is that the authoritarian "personality" is one who is subservient to power above him or her, and abusive of power to those below. Authoritarians favor conformity; liberal attitudes that support and celebrate freedom of speech or social diversity are abhorrent to authoritarians' sense of things. They also prize law and order, and believe force and power are often necessary to create it. Strong leaders are seen as more desirable than those who work toward consensus or compromise through democratic

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Different groups, different threats: public attitudes towards immigrants

Cited by 190 publications

References 42 publications

Exploring the Differential Effects of Perceived Threat on Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minority Groups in Germany

Exploring the Differential Effects of Perceived Threat on Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minority Groups in Germany

Spanish nationals' future plans in the context of Brexit

Television and the Cultivation of Authoritarianism: A Return Visit From an Unexpected Friend

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