Newman, B.J., Hartman, T.K. and Taber, C.S. (2012) Foreign language exposure, cultural threat, and opposition to immigration. Political Psychology, 33 (5). 635 - 657. ISSN 1467-9221
Abstract
In the present article, we extend the notion of cultural threat posed by immigrants beyond its current conceptualization as symbolic, collective-level threats to American culture and identity. Instead, we argue that routine encounters with non-English-speaking immigrants cause many individuals to feel threatened because of real barriers to interpersonal communication and exchange. We draw upon survey and experimental data to demonstrate that local contact with immigrants who speak little to no English, as well as incidental exposure to the Spanish language, heighten feelings of cultural threat, which increases anti-immigrant sentiment and policy preferences.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 International Society of Political Psychology. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Political Psychology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Immigration; Threat; Acculturation; Language |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2016 18:32 |
Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2018 23:30 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00904.... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00904.x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93383 |