When “Scurry” vs. “Hurry” Makes the Difference
Vermin Metaphors, Disgust, and Anti‐Immigrant Attitudes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10219638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shantal R Marshall (University of California, corresponding author), Jenessa R Shapiro (University of California) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 774-789 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josi.12298 |
| OpenAlex | W2905084975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 36 |
In three studies, we demonstrate that common metaphors used to describe immigrants in news media interact with national, but not political, identity to lead to feelings of disgust as well as anti‐immigrant attitudes. The first study demonstrates that the current discourse in the U.S. surrounding unauthorized immigrants includes metaphors that readily activate thoughts of vermin (e.g., rodents). The second study shows that when these metaphors are present in a news article about immigrants, the more participants identify as American the more disgust they experience reading the article. The final study further shows that after reading a news article in which the vermin metaphors are present, the more participants identify as American the more likely they are to support stringent immigration policies. This research shows the power of metaphor to shape intergroup attitudes and support for government policies
Aesthetics · Anger · Art · Disgust · Feeling · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Immigration · Linguistics · Metaphor · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Reading (process · Sociology · Humor Studies and Applications · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |