Interculturalism and the Acceptance of Minority Groups

The Role of Political Orientation

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ID5338535
AuthorsM Verkuyten (0000-0003-0137-1527, Utrecht University), Kumar Yogeeswaran (0000-0002-1978-5077, University of Canterbury)
Year2020
Volume51
Issue2
Pages135-140
Publication date2020-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000404
OpenAlexW2990524078
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited27

Multiculturalism has been criticized and rejected by an increasing number of politicians, and social psychological research has shown that it can lead to outgroup stereotyping, essentialist thinking, and negative attitudes. Interculturalism has been proposed as an alternative diversity ideology, but there is almost no systematic empirical evidence about the impact of interculturalism on the acceptance of migrants and minority groups. Using data from a survey experiment conducted in the Netherlands, we examined the situational effect of promoting interculturalism on acceptance. The results show that for liberals, but not for conservatives, interculturalism leads to more positive attitudes toward immigrant-origin groups and increased willingness to engage in contact, relative to multiculturalism

Diversity (politics) · Essentialism · Ideology · Interculturalism · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Situational ethics · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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