Constructed Attitudes toward the Roma
A French Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6237213 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Audrey Gagnon (0000-0002-3286-1070, Concordia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423920001110 |
| OpenAlex | W3130329638 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Forty per cent of Europeans refuse to have Roma as their neighbours, while 80 per cent of these do not even have direct contact with them. Using these statistics as a point of departure, this study analyzes how attitudes toward Roma are constructed. It proposes to investigate this process in two similar environments but where local integration policies directed toward Roma differ, resulting in disparate forms of intergroup contact. The analysis is premised on two theoretical assumptions: that the integration of migrants is a local public policy issue and that intergroup contact frames attitudes between majority and minority groups. From semi-structured interviews in the French municipalities of La Courneuve and Ivry-sur-Seine, four theories are empirically tested: the contact theory, the halo effect, the impact of local immigrant integration policies and media influence. This study demonstrates that the implementation of municipal policies in favour of Roma integration can improve their living conditions and thus deconstruct prejudices attributable to their precarious situation. In addition, it illustrates how the media activate, maintain or solidify the way Roma are perceived
Contact hypothesis · Contact theory · Demographic economics · Economics · Halo · Halo effect · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Gender Politics and Representation · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies · Social Psychology
The psychology of attitudes
The Mass Media and the Dynamics of American Racial Attitudes
Overrepresentation and Underrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos as Lawbreakers on Television News
Migrants roms dans l’espace public
Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Toward Immigrants in Italy
Media Effects on Racial Attitudes
Media Cues and Citizen Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties
Not only Competitive Threat but also Racial Prejudice
Integrating or Segregating Roma Migrants in France in the Name of Respect
Perceived Discrimination and Interracial Contact
Changing attitudes toward immigration in Europe, 2002–2007
Interethnic attitudes in urban neighbourhoods
L'intégration des immigrants
Anti-Immigrant Prejudice in Europe
Anti-Immigrant Attitudes in Europe
Ethnic Minorities and the Media
Contextualizing Personal Experience
Municipal Roles in Immigrant Settlement, Integration and Cultural Diversity
L'immigration
Communication and Opinion
A meta-analytic test of intergroup contact theory
Les migrants roms dans les villes françaises et italiennes
L'influence des médias sur l'opinion publique relative à la criminalité
Attitudes et représentations sociales
Recent advances in intergroup contact theory
Politiques locales d'intégration et immigrants aisés
Intergroup Contact
Intergroup Contact Theory
Réguler la société par l'espace
Forming impressions of personality
Politicized Places
Anti-Muslim Attitudes in The Netherlands
Contextual explanations of radical right-wing support in Sweden
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |