Right‐wing adherence and objective numeracy as predictors of minority group size perceptions and size threat reactions

Earle, Megan; Hodson, Gordon

doi:10.1002/ejsp.2538

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“…More recently, researchers have turned their attention to the fluid nature of intergroup dynamics, in particular with regard to anticipated demographic changes and perceived outgroup size. For instance, across multiple studies, Earle and Hodson (2019) showed that those who perceived outgroup size to be threatening were more prejudiced toward the group in question (e.g., Muslims or LGBT people). Hence, simply perceiving that an outgroup is subjectively "too big" is associated with greater prejudice.…”

Section: Consequences Of Anticipated or Perceived Racial Shiftmentioning

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Dealing with declining dominance: White identification and anti-immigrant hostility in the US

Earle

Hodson

2022

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Increasing diversity and the anticipation of its resulting cultural change is raising vociferous protestations among White Americans. Here, we explore moderation and mediation of its intergroup implications. Among a nationally representative sample of White Americans, Study 1 ( n = 2,257) revealed that living in a region that experienced a greater (vs. lesser) increase in racial diversity in recent years was associated with more anti-immigrant attitudes, but only among those who were highly White-identified. In an experiment, Study 2 ( n = 420, White Americans) revealed that collective nostalgia (i.e., longing for the ingroup’s past) mediated the relation between anticipated cultural change resulting from shifting demographics and anti-immigrant attitudes, but only for those who were highly White-identified. Thus, anti-immigrant sentiment among White Americans in response to changing demographics and culture is seen primarily among those personally invested in their White racial identity, an effect partly explained by a longing for bygone days.

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Section: Consequences Of Anticipated or Perceived Racial Shiftmentioning

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Dealing with declining dominance: White identification and anti-immigrant hostility in the US

Earle

Hodson

2022

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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“…In the Special Issue, Brown, Rucker and Richeson (2022) build on earlier work (e.g., Craig & Richeson, 2014), but introduce an important distinction between the perception of change in intergroup position and perceptions of threat associated with that change. Previous research on a related topic found value in differentiating between the perceived population size of an outgroup and the sense of threat associated with that size (see Earle & Hodson, 2019). In keeping with past research, Brown and colleagues exposed White participants to information about Whites becoming a minority in the near future (experimental) or control information (including, in some studies, that made race salient).…”

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Privilege lost: How dominant groups react to shifts in cultural primacy and power

Hodson

Earle

Craig

2022

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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As a function of their race, gender, class, and other social categories, long-standing privileges in social hierarchies have been afforded to some groups of people to the detriment of others. Recently, scholars have made considerable headway studying the social gains made by disadvantaged groups, including a better understanding of how relatively advantaged groups (e.g., White people; men) often pushback against and resist shifts in group-based power or prestige. The present body of work curates social psychological perspectives on the sense of privilege lost, the belief that one’s dominant group is losing ground to other groups. Here, we outline several dominant themes emerging from scholars in this field, including a better understanding of the psychological nature of group-based threat reactions, and for whom such demographic/power changes are deemed troubling, thus triggering pushback. We make recommendations for shaping future research on the perceived loss of group status and power.

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“…It is one thing to tolerate religious identity enactment, but another to accept that others are persuaded to express their identity in a similar way. Research has shown that the perception of minority group size is related to perceived threat (McLaren, 2003; Outten, Schmitt, Miller, & Garcia, 2011) and that ‘threat in numbers’ predicts negative attitudes towards minorities (Earle & Hodson, 2019). As such, trying to persuade others implies mobilizing fellow Muslims to engage in these practices, which majority group members may consider as threatening their identity and culture.…”

Section: Tolerance Of Enactment and Of Persuasionmentioning

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Tolerance of Muslim minority identity enactment: The roles of social context, type of action and cultural continuity concern

Velthuis

Noll

Verkuyten

2022

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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There have been strong debates in many European countries about religious identity enactment of Muslims, with the wearing of the headscarf in public places being a central symbolic topic. This study investigated the importance of the context (private versus three public contexts) for tolerance of Muslim identity enactment (e.g., the wearing of headscarves) among a national sample of Dutch majority group members. Using an experimental design, it was found that tolerance was highest in the private context, followed by the street context and then the contexts of work. Furthermore and in all contexts, tolerance of Muslims persuading others to start enacting their religious identity in a similar way was lower than tolerance of identity enactment itself. Moreover, both types of tolerance were found to differ by context only for majority members who were highly concerned about the continuity of their ingroup's cultural identity (i.e., cultural continuity). It is concluded that context‐related and action‐related variance, as well as cultural continuity, are important for majority members' tolerance of Muslim minority identity enactment.

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Right‐wing adherence and objective numeracy as predictors of minority group size perceptions and size threat reactions

Cited by 7 publications

References 61 publications

Dealing with declining dominance: White identification and anti-immigrant hostility in the US

Dealing with declining dominance: White identification and anti-immigrant hostility in the US

Privilege lost: How dominant groups react to shifts in cultural primacy and power

Tolerance of Muslim minority identity enactment: The roles of social context, type of action and cultural continuity concern

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