Perceived Competition Explains Regional Differences in the Stereotype Content of Immigrant Groups
- Binggeli, Steve University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Krings, Franciska University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Sczesny, Sabine University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Social Psychology. - Hogrefe Publishing Group. - 2014, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 62-70
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
General Psychology
Social Psychology
English
This research investigates differences in the stereotype content of immigrant groups between linguistic regions. We expected that immigrant groups who speak the local language of a specific linguistic region would be perceived as more competitive within this region than in another linguistic region. Further, we expected these differences would underlie regional differences in stereotype content, albeit only for the warmth dimension. Predictions were tested in the two largest linguistic regions of Switzerland. As expected, in the German-speaking region, locals perceived German immigrants as more competitive and thus as less warm, whereas in the French-speaking region, locals perceived French immigrants as more competitive and, consequently, as less warm. So, paradoxically, immigrants with strong integration potential are particularly disliked because they are regarded as direct competitors.
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- DOI 10.1027/1864-9335/a000160
- ISSN 1864-9335
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