Interculturalism and the Acceptance of Minority Groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maykel Verkuyten ◽  
Kumar Yogeeswaran
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Situational Effect

Abstract. Multiculturalism has been criticized and rejected by an increasing number of politicians, and social psychological research has shown that it can lead to outgroup stereotyping, essentialist thinking, and negative attitudes. Interculturalism has been proposed as an alternative diversity ideology, but there is almost no systematic empirical evidence about the impact of interculturalism on the acceptance of migrants and minority groups. Using data from a survey experiment conducted in the Netherlands, we examined the situational effect of promoting interculturalism on acceptance. The results show that for liberals, but not for conservatives, interculturalism leads to more positive attitudes toward immigrant-origin groups and increased willingness to engage in contact, relative to multiculturalism.

The Social Psychology of Intergroup Toleration

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maykel Verkuyten ◽  
Kumar Yogeeswaran
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Pluralistic Societies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Global Increase ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination

The global increase in cultural and religious diversity has led to calls for toleration of group differences to achieve intergroup harmony. Although much social-psychological research has examined the nature of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, and its impact on targets of these biases, little research has examined the nature and impact of toleration for intergroup relations. Toleration does not require that people give up their objections to out-group norms and practices but rather mutual accommodation. Integrating research from various social sciences, we explore the nature of intergroup tolerance including its three components—objection, acceptance, and rejection—while drawing out its implications for future social-psychological research. We then explore some psychological consequences to social groups that are the object of toleration. By doing so, we consider the complex ways in which intergroup tolerance impacts both majority and minority groups and the dynamic interplay of both in pluralistic societies.

scholarly journals Dual citizenship and the perceived loyalty of immigrants

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 996-1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti ◽  
Tuuli Anna Renvik ◽  
Jolanda Van der Noll ◽  
Viivi Eskelinen ◽  
Anette Rohmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Research ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Survey Experiment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
Dual Citizenship ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
National Loyalty

This survey experiment examined national majority group members’ reactions to immigrants’ citizenship status with a focus on dual citizenship. A sample of 779 participants ( nFinland = 174; nNetherlands = 377; nGermany = 228) was used to examine whether immigrants’ citizenship status affects trust towards immigrants, willingness to accept immigrants in strategic positions, and support for immigrants’ social influence in society. Perceived group loyalties were expected to mediate these relationships. Compared to national citizens, dual citizens were perceived as having lower national loyalty and higher foreign loyalty. Compared to foreign citizens, dual citizens were perceived to have higher national loyalty but equally high foreign loyalty. Higher national loyalty was further associated with higher trust, acceptance, and support, whereas higher foreign loyalty was associated with lower trust, acceptance, and support. These findings are discussed in relation to societal debates on dual citizenship and the limited social psychological research on this topic.

scholarly journals Rorschach tests and Rorschach vigilantes

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Hubbard ◽  
Peter Hegarty
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Ink Blot ◽  
The Impact

One of the clearest signs that Psychology has impacted popular culture is the public’s familiarity with the Rorschach ink-blot test. An excellent example of the Rorschach in popular culture can be found in Watchmen, the comic/graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (1987). In the mid-20th century Psychology had an especially contentious relationship with comics; some psychologists were very anxious about the impact comics had on young people, whereas others wrote comics to subvert dominant norms about gender and sexuality. Yet historians of Psychology have had almost nothing to say about this popular and critically acclaimed novel. We read Watchmen here for its narratives that most concern the history of Psychology. We focus on such themes as anti-psychiatry, sexual violence, homophobia, lesbian erasure and social psychological research on bystander intervention. We argue it is possible to align Psychology and comics more closely despite their sometimes contentious history. In doing so we demonstrate the active role of the public in the history of the Rorschach, and the public engagement of Psychology via comics, and also reveal what is possible when historians consider comics within their histories.

scholarly journals Ideological asymmetries in social psychological research: Rethinking the impact of political context on ideological epistemology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Johnsen Haas
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Political Context ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Psychological Inquiry ◽  
The Impact

Commentary on Clark, C. & Winegard, B. M. Tribalism in war and peace: The nature and evolution of ideological epistemology and its significance for modern social science. Psychological Inquiry.

scholarly journals Solidarity with those who hit the streets: Public opinion and support for protesters’ self-defence actions when the right to protest is restricted

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricio Saavedra ◽  
John Drury
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Student Protest ◽  
Independence Movement ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Self Defence

Previous social-psychological research has neglected the impact of public opinion’s legitimisation of protests on non-participants’ support for protesters’ self-defence actions. In two experiments, involving English adults as participants, we combined vignettes describing various extents of public opinion legitimisation of protests with footage of police repression during a student protest in England (Study 1; N = 151), and against pro-independence demonstrators in Catalonia (Study 2; N = 150). Results demonstrated that solidarity with protesters mediates the relationship between public opinion’s legitimisation of protests and non-participants’ support for protesters’ self-defence actions against the police. However, we found distinctive patterns for each scenario. Whereas people showed solidarity with protesters when English public opinion delegitimised the student protest, the same happened regarding the protest in Catalonia only when English public opinion gave legitimacy to the pro-independence movement. Also, we found that own opinions about the right to protest play an essential role in feeling solidarity with victims of police repression and support for protesters’ self-defence actions

scholarly journals Understanding How and Why Spatial Segregation Endures: A Systematic Review of Recent Research on Intergroup Relations at a Micro-Ecological Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonor Bettencourt ◽  
John Dixon ◽  
Paula Castro
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Ecological Scale ◽  
Ecological Patterns ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
Urban Places

Social psychological research has increasingly extolled the benefits of intergroup contact as a means of promoting positive relations. However, a growing body of research suggests that formal policies of desegregation are often offset by informal ‘micro-ecological’ practices of (re)-segregation, in everyday life spaces. This paper presents a systematic literature review of recent evidence on this topic (2001-2017), outlining key findings about how, when, where, and why micro-ecological divisions are reproduced. Informal segregation can happen based on ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, or gender and ethnicity, despite people being in a shared place. People generally maintain patterns of ingroup isolation as a result of: a) negative attitudes and stereotypes; b) ingroup identification and threat; or c) feelings of anxiety, fear and insecurity. Educational settings have been the main context studied, followed by leisure and recreational places, public urban places and public transport. The paper also identifies three areas of potential future research, highlighting the need to: (1) capitalise on methodological innovations; (2) explore systematically how, when and why the intersectionality of social categories may shape micro-ecological practices of contact and separation; and (3) understand more fully why micro-ecological patterns of segregation are apparently so persistent, as well as how they might be reduced.

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