scholarly journals Social, psychological, and demographic characteristics of dehumanization toward immigrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (17) ◽  
pp. 9260-9269 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Markowitz ◽  
Paul Slovic
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Demographic Correlates ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
Explained Variance

This study extends the current body of work on dehumanization by evaluating the social, psychological, and demographic correlates of blatant disregard for immigrants. Participants (n = 468) were randomly assigned to read a scenario where 1) an immigrant or 2) an immigrant and their child were caught illegally crossing the southern border of the United States, and then rated how long they should spend in jail if convicted. Participants reported that they would sentence the immigrant to more jail time than the immigrant and child. Those who sent immigrants to jail for more time also viewed them as socially distant and less human, described immigration in impersonal terms, and endorsed other social harms unrelated to immigration (e.g., the death penalty for convicted murderers). Crucially, endorsed social harms accounted for explained variance beyond simply holding conservative views. We position these data within the current literature on dehumanization theory and immigration issues.

Social, Psychological, and Demographic Characteristics of Dehumanization: The Case of Immigration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Matthew Markowitz ◽  
Paul Slovic
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
Demographic Correlates ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
Explained Variance

This study extends the current body of work on dehumanization by evaluating the social, psychological, and demographic correlates of blatant disregard for immigrants. Participants (N = 468) were randomly assigned to read a scenario where (1) an immigrant or (2) an immigrant and their child were caught illegally crossing the southern border of the United States, and then rated how long they should spend in jail if convicted. Participants reported that they would sentence the immigrant to more jail time than the immigrant and child. Those who sent immigrants to jail for more time also viewed them as socially distant, less human, described immigration in impersonal terms, and endorsed other social harms unrelated to immigration (e.g., the death penalty for convicted murderers). Crucially, endorsed social harms accounted for explained variance beyond simply holding conservative views. We position these data within the current literature on dehumanization theory and immigration issues.

Impacts of Liberation Pedagogy: The Case of Workers' Education

1983 ◽  
Vol 165 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hakken
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
The United States ◽  
Antonio Gramsci ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Worker Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Liberation Pedagogy ◽  
The Impact

Some perspectives with which to evaluate the impact of the pedagogy of liberation on worker education programs in England and the United States are suggested. The pedagogy of liberation is often associated with the work of Paulo Freire and occasionally with that of the Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci. After some initial discussion of the nature of liberation pedagogy, the problems involved in assessing its effectiveness, are discussed in reference to specific worker education programs in England and the United States. The analysis of workers' education involves discussion of the pedagogy which informs particular programs and the social psychological dilemmas which often face the worker/students involved in workers' education. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the research on workers' education for liberation pedagogy.

Addiction Types: A Clinical Sociology Perspective

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Jawad Fatayer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Arab World ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Accurate Analysis ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Process Addiction ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

This paper presents a new approach to categorizing types of addiction, based on 20 years of clinical sociology practice in the United States and the Arab world. The cross-cultural clinical experience of the author enables him to establish a perspective on addiction that focuses on the social-psychological dimensions of the addictive process. Addiction types presented in this paper are based on clinical practice and treatment since 1986. The purpose of this paper is to put types of addiction in perspective and provide an effective diagnostic instrument for making an accurate analysis, successfully treating the addiction, and enhancing the potential for recovery.

scholarly journals The social‐psychological bases of far‐right support in Europe and the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 385-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasper Van Assche ◽  
Kristof Dhont ◽  
Thomas F. Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Social

Trust, Efficacy and Modes of Political Participation: A Study of Costa Rican Peasants

1980 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell A. Seligson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
The United States ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Made In

Those who study political participation will find that recent investigations have been lacking neither in scope nor methodological sophistication. Participation, once conceived of in rather narrow terms (usually focusing exclusively on voting) and whose study was restricted to certain geographic areas only (the United States and Western Europe), is now taken to include a wide range of activities across the globe. Similarly, the causal factors of participation have been expanded as well, so that currently they include the social-psychological, socio-economic, demographic, structural, historical and cultural. Nevertheless, despite the abundance of inquiry, little progress has been made in the development of theory.

The Changing Demographics of Humanism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yazmín A. García Trejo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young People ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Building Block ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Gender Imbalance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Religious Landscape

What do we know about the social and demographic characteristics of humanists? This chapter seeks to answer that question by offering a way to measure humanism via data from the 2014 Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study (RLS). In addition to the existence of various types of humanism, findings indicate the presence of gender imbalance in humanist circles and potential for growth in the number of humanists in the United States, as young people are overrepresented. However, this particular cohort also lacks racial and ethnic diversity. It is important to note that, given there is no survey specifically examining humanists, this chapter serves only as a building block for understanding the prevalence of humanism and its demographic characteristics.

Are Immigrants Healthier? The Case of Depression among Filipino Americans

2007 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krysia N. Mossakowski
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Filipino Americans ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Society ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Immigration has fundamentally changed American society by increasing racial and ethnic diversity. Yet, our knowledge of the relationship between immigrant status and mental health remains limited. This study provides evidence that Filipino American immigrants have significantly lower levels of depressive symptoms than Filipinos born in the United States, net of gender, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, and place of residence. I also examine the mediating effects of individualism, collectivism, ethnic identification, and perceived racial/ethnic discrimination to understand why immigrants are healthier. Furthermore, my results suggest that age at immigration warrants more attention. Immigrating during childhood predicts significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms in adulthood than immigrating after childhood, independent of the duration of residence in the United States. Although this study is specific to Filipino Americans, it has implications for theories about selective migration and the social psychological ramifications of adapting to American culture as a racial/ethnic minority.

scholarly journals Criminalización y políticas migratorias: Cambios en el proceso de estratificación racial y estigmatización de la población de origen mexicano radicada en los Estados Unidos (1954-2001)

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Enrique García Searcy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Racial Stratification ◽  
The Social ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Historical Periods

This article aims to analyze from a historical perspective the changes in the process of racial stratification and stigmatization of the population of Mexican origin based in the United States. From a bibliographic and documentary exploration of changes in U.S. migration policies with respect to its southern border during the second half of the 20th century, three distinct historical periods were identified (1954-1964, 1965-1985 and 1986-2001). The social changes presented in these historical periods allowed this population to consolidate as one of the country’s main ethnic minorities, but this failed to eliminate the racial stigmatization imposed on Mexican (and later Hispanic) migrants by the dominant white culture since the second half of the 19th century. This has been reflected consistently in the current policies that U.S. immigration authorities have implemented on the border with Mexico.

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