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Economic Security, Prejudicial Stereotypes, and Public Opinion on Immigration Policy
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Political Science Quarterly (Impact Factor: 0.44). 05/2000; 115(2):201-225. DOI: 10.2307/2657900 | Get notified about updates to this publication Follow publication |
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- "Even though most researchers choose to study them together (e.g. Berg, 2010; Burns and Gimpel, 2000; Dovidio and Esses, 2001; Luedtke, 2005; Segovia and Defever, 2010), this practice may invalidate the measure given that they tap into different theoretical considerations. However, I do expect both attitudes to arise from a similar set of beliefs, values and opinions. "
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ABSTRACT: This article empirically assesses the validity of current theoretical models of attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper takes representative data from the World Values Survey and implements a multilevel model to test five of the main theories in the literature: the human capital theory, the social capital theory, the political orientation theory, the contact/group threat theory and the economic competition theory. The results from the analysis lend credence to the important effects of human capital, social capital and political-ideological variables on respondents’ attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy. However, the results provide mixed and weak evidence for the contact/group threat theory and the role of economic determinants. Importantly, economic determinants tend to be more powerful in shaping people’s attitudes toward immigration policy than shaping attitudes toward immigrants as people. Altogether, this article sheds new light on the validity of current theoretical models based on western countries for other areas of the world. Finally, the results from the paper also support the usefulness of non-economic, as opposed to purely economic, models in the understanding of individuals’ attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy in the Asia-Pacific region. -
- "Different stereotypes are associated with different racial minorities . For example, Asian Americans are generally regarded as the model minority (Hurh & Kim, 1989; Kitano & Sue, 1975; Lee, 1994), whereas Hispanic Americans (P. Burns & Gimpel, 2000; Dixon & Rosenbaum, 2004; Marin, 1984) and African Americans (Devine & Elliot, 1995; Krueger, 1996; Mackie et al., 1996; Plous & Williams, 1995) are typically associated with more negative stereotypes. It could be that because of the negative stereotypes associated with racial minorities such as African Americans and Hispanic Americans that these racial groups may be particularly incompatible with the business leader category, but when firms comprise a significant population of less stigmatized minorities, such as Asian Americans, individuals may be less likely to perceive that being White is a characteristic of the business leader category. "
Dataset: 2008JAP
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- "Others emphasize the role of ethnic tolerance or cosmopolitanism (Espenshade and Calhoun 1993; Citrin et al. 1997; McLaren 2001; Hainmueller and Hiscox 2010). Still others focus on cultural and ethnic differences or perceived threats to traditional culture and values, and a decline of " social capital " and trust, that may generate demands for more restrictive immigration policies (Burns and Gimpel 2000; Fetzer 2000; Chandler and Tsai 2001; Huntington 2004; Dustmann and Preston 2007; Putnam 2007 ). And some researchers posit that historical experience with diversity and colonialism influence conceptions of difference and make immigration more politically acceptable (Freeman 1979; Olzak 1992; Cornelius et al. 2004). "
Dataset: IMR15Beine et al
