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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 102584 |
| Journal | CITIES |
| Volume | 98 |
| Early online date | 15 Jan 2020 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2020 |
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the predictors of anti-immigrant attitudes in the postcolonial society of Singapore based on an examination of the impact of group threat on these resentments. The binary regression analysis finds that direct or parental immigration experience has a mitigating impact on anti-immigrant attitudes, while homophobia is the strongest predictor of anti-immigrant prejudice. However, the preference for Singaporeans over immigrants in the allocation of jobs during times of scarce work and low levels of trust in strangers reinforce anti-immigrant sentiments in Singapore. The outcomes presented in the paper suggest that group threat theory has only a moderate explanatory power and that feelings of mistrust deserve more attention in the future for explaining group-based hostile attitudes in plural contexts. Consequently, multicultural Singaporean society exhibits an attitudinal composition that corresponds only partly with group threat theory but with the assumption of the interrelatedness of prejudices.
Keywords
- Anti-immigrant attitudes, Binary regression, Group threat theory, Postcolonialism, Singapore
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- Urban Studies
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
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In: CITIES, Vol. 98, 102584, 03.2020.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Resentments in the cosmopolis
T2 - Anti-immigrant attitudes in postcolonial Singapore
AU - Dirksmeier, Peter
N1 - Funding Information: A former version of this paper was presented at the Department of Geography, University of Bremen. I am very grateful to Ivo Mossig, Julia Lossau, Anna-Lisa Müller and all participants of the event for their amicable but thought-provoking remarks. Tabea Bork-Hüffer read a first version of the paper. Her comments were exceedingly helpful for shaping my argumentation. I am extremely grateful for her kind support. Beyond that, I am thankful to four anonymous referees and Pengjun Zhao for their careful comments which were of huge importance for the development of the paper.
PY - 2020/3
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