Threat and Prejudice against Syrian Refugees in Canada: Assessing the Moderating Effects of Multiculturalism,Interculturalism, and Assimilation |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, Department of Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;2. Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;1. University of Greifswald, Department of Psychology, Franz-Mehring-Str. 47, 17489 Greifswald, Germany;2. Goethe University Frankfurt, Department of Psychology, Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;3. University of Exeter, College of Life and Environmental Science, Washington Singer Laboratory, Perry Road, Exeter EX4 4QG, United Kingdom;4. University of Zürich, Department of Psychology, Binzmühlestrasse 14/15, CH-8050 Zürich, Switzerland;1. School of Communication, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel;2. Department of Economics and Management, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, Israel;1. Institute of Psychology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland;2. Institute for Population and Human Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria;1. University of Canterbury, New Zealand;2. ERCOMER, Utrecht University, the Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | A survey experiment (N = 529) was used to test the moderating effects of intergroup ideologies (assimilation, multiculturalism, and interculturalism) on the relationship between social dominance orientation (SDO) and expressions of prejudice under conditions of intergroup threat. Moderated multiple regression analyses suggest a multicultural integration frame moderates the relationship between SDO and feelings toward Syrian refugees in Canada when the target outgroup is portrayed as a source of intergroup threat. This moderating effect was unique to the relationship between SDO and feelings toward Syrians and did not extend to other correlates of prejudice including beliefs in zero-sum group competition or a multicultural ideology, nor did it extend to more general measures of prejudice (i.e., attitudes toward immigrants or evaluations of intercultural contact). Findings suggest the prejudice-reducing effects of a multicultural integration narrative affect group evaluations and functions by targeting beliefs in social dominance, rather than zero-sum group competition or ideological support for cultural diversity. The results offer insights into the prejudice-reducing potential for two alternative integration narratives that are institutionalized in Canada. |
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| Keywords: | Intergroup ideology Social dominance orientation Prejudice Multiculturalism Interculturalism Immigrant integration Intercultural relations |
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