Postcolonial Bonds? Latin American Origins, Discrimination, and Sense of Belonging to Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4861222 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josep Lobera (0000-0002-0620-6312, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1222-1233 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764221996757 |
| OpenAlex | W3131905893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 24 |
The present study examines the costs of discrimination and cultural-linguistic differences for the development of migrants' sense of belonging to the receiving society. Focusing on Latin Americans in Spain allows shedding light on the cultural and linguistic mechanisms involved in this process. Migration scholars have long recognized the importance of belonging as a key indicator of integration. An analysis of belonging has clear relevance to settlement policies and programs to prevent social fragmentation or isolation of immigrants. This article takes a fresh approach to explore the development of migrants' sense of belonging to the receiving society by drawing on an original survey data set collected in 25 highly diverse territories in Spain ( N = 2,648). The results show that cultural and linguistic affinity matter: There is a greater predisposition among immigrants born in Latin America to identify themselves as Spaniards, compared with other immigrant groups. However, self-reported discrimination and deficient residential settings seem to be hindering the development of a significant feeling of belonging to Spain, also among Latin Americans. Public policies aimed at decreasing discrimination against migrants, as well as improving migrant neighborhoods, will favor the integration of these immigrants and their descendants
Demographic economics · Ethnic group · Feeling · Immigration · Latin Americans · Political science · Relevance (law) · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Personal, familial, and contextual variables to positive parenting in Latin-American immigrant families in Spain
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Belonging to the nation, belonging to Europe? Varieties of particularism and universalism in migrant identity negotiation
Identities in onward migration
Afro-Dominican Identity and Resistance
Local Contact and Sense of Belonging to the Host Society Among Highly Educated Migrants
Transatlantic LatinX studies, Iberian studies, and the Global South
Intercultural relations and trust in schools
Origins and Destinies
Mexican Assimilation in the United States
Selecting by Origin
Transnationalism
Acculturation Attitudes in Plural Societies
Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration
Measuring residential satisfaction
Perceived Microaggressions and Mental Health in a Sample of Black Youths Experiencing Homelessness
Social cohesion revisited
Acculturation, discrimination, and depression among unauthorized Latinos/as in the United States
Social production of space and everyday microaggressions
Residential Satisfaction in Housing Estates in European Cities
Residential satisfaction of migrants in Wenzhou, an ‘ordinary city’ of China
Bright vs. blurred boundaries
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The New Second Generation
Ethnic Options
International migration at a crossroads
Mexican Immigrant Replenishment and the Continuing Significance of Ethnicity and Race
Spanish Legacies
Unity in Diversity
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |