Minority statuses and positive views of the country in the United States

An Investigation of Nativity/Immigrant Status, and Racial/Ethnic and Religious Backgrounds

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2147371
AutoresRyotaro Uemura (0000-0002-9238-5168, Keio University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen40
Número6
Páginas931-950
Fecha de publicación2017-05-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2016.1213401
OpenAlexW2519467445
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas42

Using a nationally representative sample of adults in the US, this study examines the majority and minority's positive views of the country in terms of nativity status, race and ethnicity, and religion. The results suggest that the majority-minority differences vary by demographic characteristics and attitudes examined. Although non-US citizens have a lower level of regard for the US as the best country in which to be a citizen than their counterparts, they have no less favourable views in other respects. Among ethnic minorities, only blacks have more negative views of the US than whites do. While religious minorities also have less regard for the country than the majority, individuals with no religious affiliation hold lower levels of most national attitudes. These findings suggest that the associations between minority status and views of the country go beyond race and ethnicity, which previous research has overlooked

Ethnic group · Immigration · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology