New Immigrants' Perceptions of Family Life in Origin and Host Cultures
In-group and Out-group Favoritism Effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2956324 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shlomo A Sharlin (University of Haifa), Victor Moin (University of Haifa) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 405-418 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.32.3.405 |
| OpenAlex | W2601656271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This paper explores the degree of congruency of new immigrants' opinions regarding family life among, the in-group (the Soviet Jewish family) and the out-group (the veteran Israeli family). Contradictory tendencies are described: the one attributes positive characteristics to the in-group, and the other tends to view the out-group more favorably. The present study examines the impact of different factors (sense of well-being and satisfaction with family life before and after immigration; adjustment to the new environment; ethnic self-identification; and level of stress) on perceptions of host family life and their role in redicting tendencies towards in-group and outgroup favoritism. The paper is based on data collected from 2 IO ex-Soviet couples who immigrated to Israel between 1990 and 1993. The results indicate that: ( I) the general tendency of new immigrants to attribute more positive characteristics to the in-group is due to a combination of contradictory tendencies on the individual level; (2) the higher the level of adjustment, the more positive characteristics are attributed to the out-group than to the in-group; (3) the more dissatisfaction with one's family life and the worse a person's psychological status, the stronger the tendency towards in-group favoritism effect
Ethnic group · Family life · Immigration · In-group favoritism · Life satisfaction · Outgroup · Perception · Political science · Social group · Social identity theory · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |