Attitudes to immigrants in South Africa: personality and vulnerability
SOURCE: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): D.Ruedin
KEYWORDS: ATTITUDES, IMMIGRANTS, SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS)
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11035
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/14995
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/14995
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2018
TITLE AUTHOR(S): D.Ruedin
KEYWORDS: ATTITUDES, IMMIGRANTS, SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL ATTITUDES SURVEY (SASAS)
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11035
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/14995
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/14995
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Abstract
While many countries across the world face increasing numbers of immigrants, the literature on attitudes to foreigners and immigrants focuses on Western countries. This article tests broad insights from Western countries in a specific non-Western context South Africa, a country marked by sporadic violence against some immigrant groups. This provides an important validity check. Data from the 2013 South African Social Attitudes Survey and the 2013 World Value Survey are used to model attitudes to immigrants. In line with research on Western countries, individual personality is associated with differences in attitudes; people in vulnerable positions and those who lack a personal support mechanism are more likely to oppose immigrants. When implemented to reflect the specific context, research on attitudes to immigrants appears to generalise to non-Western contexts.-
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