scholarly journals Social Mobility and Perceived Discrimination: Adding an Intergenerational Perspective

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merlin Schaeffer
Keyword(s):  
Social Mobility ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Intergenerational Mobility ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Children Of Immigrants ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination

This article adds an intergenerational perspective to the study of perceived ethnic discrimination. It proposes the conjecture that perceived discrimination tends to increase with parental education, particularly among those children of immigrants who have attained only mediocre levels of education themselves. I discuss that this conjecture may be developed as an argument that comes in two versions: a narrow version about explicit downward (intergenerational) mobility and a wide version about unfulfilled mobility aspirations more generally. Analyses based on the six-country comparative EURISLAM survey sup-port the argument: parental education positively predicts perceived discrimination in general, but among the less educated this relation is most pronounced whereas it is absent among those with tertiary education. A replication and falsification test based on the German IAB-SOEP Migration Sample reconfirms the main finding and provides further original pieces of evidence. The analyses suggest processes associated with unfulfilled mobility aspirations as the more plausible underlying reason.

scholarly journals Transnational and Local Co-ethnic Social Ties as Coping Mechanisms Against Perceived Discrimination - A Study on the Life Satisfaction of Turkish and Moroccan Minorities in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ece Arat ◽  
Özge Bilgili
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination

Perceived ethnic discrimination is known to decrease minorities’ life satisfaction. This research investigates the extent to which minorities’ local and transnational co-ethnic social ties mitigate the negative effects of perceived discrimination on life satisfaction. Put differently, focusing on the experiences of Turkish and Moroccan minorities, we discuss whether co-ethnic social ties, both locally and transnationally embedded, can be considered as coping mechanisms against perceived discrimination. Furthermore, we investigate whether these mechanisms work differently for first- and second-generation minorities. Using Netherlands Longitudinal Life-course Study, we reveal that perceived discrimination is positively associated with local co-ethnic social ties in Netherlands which consequently predicts higher life satisfaction for both generations. Surprisingly, we also show that only among the second generation perceived discrimination is associated with stronger transnational co-ethnic social ties, but not the first generation. Having these transnational ties however are beneficial for life satisfaction of both generations. Consequently, we highlight the importance of recognizing transnational embeddedness of minorities and studying the effects transnational co-ethnic social ties on subjective well-being outcomes especially for second-generation minorities.

Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Perceived Discrimination Among Young Adult Latina/os: The Mediating Role of Ethnic Centrality

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-343
Author(s):  
Gabriel Camacho ◽  
Aerielle M. Allen ◽  
Diane M. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Residential Community ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Perceived Experiences

This study examines whether neighborhood ethnic composition (i.e., percentage of Latina/os residing in a given residential community) predicts greater perceived experiences of ethnic discrimination and whether this direct effect is mediated by ethnic centrality (i.e., perceived importance of ethnicity for one’s identity). In a cross-sectional study, 237 self-identified young adult Latina/os reported their five-digit zip codes and sociodemographic information and completed measures of ethnic centrality and perceived ethnic discrimination. A mediation analysis revealed that neighborhood ethnic composition indirectly predicted perceived ethnic discrimination through its effect on ethnic centrality even when accounting for known sociodemographic predictors of perceived discrimination, b = 0.28, SE = .18, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [0.03, 0.71]. These results provide initial evidence that where young adult Latina/os live and grow up impacts the extent to which they find their ethnicity to be an essential part of their identity and, consequently, their perceived frequency of experiencing ethnic discrimination.

Validation of the Brief Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire–Community Version in American Indians.

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Irene V. Blair ◽  
Chad Danyluck ◽  
Charles M. Judd ◽  
Spero M. Manson ◽  
Mark L. Laudenslager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Indians ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination

scholarly journals When psychological contract is violated: Revisiting the Rejection-Disidentification Model of immigrant integration

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 484-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti ◽  
Göksu Celikkol ◽  
Tuuli Anna Renvik ◽  
Viivi Eskelinen ◽  
Raivo Vetik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Russian Speakers ◽  
Majority Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
Comparative Survey ◽  
Majority Groups ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination

In this study, we investigated how perceived ethnic discrimination is related to attitudes towards the national majority group and willingness to confront injustice to promote the social standing of a minority group. We examined this relationship via two mediating factors; national (dis)identification from and out-group (dis)trust of the national majority group. The Rejection-Disidentification Model (RDIM) was refined, first, to account for willingness to confront injustice as a consequence of perceived rejection, and second, intergroup (dis)trust was examined as an additional mediating mechanism that can explain attitudinal and behavioural reactions to perceived rejection simultaneously with national disidentification. The model was tested in a comparative survey data of Russian-speaking minority in Estonia (N = 482), Finland (N = 254), and Norway (N = 219). In all three countries, the more Russian-speakers identified as Russians and the more they perceived ethnic discrimination, the more negative were their attitudes toward the national majority groups and the more willing they were to engage in action to confront group-based injustice. Whereas disidentification from and distrust of national majority group accounted for the discrimination-attitude link to a large extent, both factors had demobilizing effects on willingness to confront injustice, making Russian-speaking immigrants more passive but hostile. The findings are discussed in relation to the risks involved in politicization of immigrants struggling with perceived inequalities.

scholarly journals Psychological correlates of perceived ethnic discrimination in Europe: A meta-analysis.

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 712-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Fonseca de Freitas ◽  
Maria Fernandes-Jesus ◽  
Pedro D. Ferreira ◽  
Susana Coimbra ◽  
Pedro M. Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Ethnic Discrimination ◽  
Psychological Correlates ◽  
Perceived Ethnic Discrimination
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