Contemporary Immigration
Psychological Perspectives to Address Challenges and Inform Solutions
Published on 13. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
341 pages
978-1-4338-3627-5 (ISBN)
Description
There were around 28 million international migrants throughout the world in 2 2 , nearly 4% of the global population. In the decades to come, thanks to ongoing conflict, violence, political instability and the effects of climate change, these numbers will only rise.
This book adopts a broad perspective of psychological science, encompassing both causal and normative behavior, to explore topics related to immigration including gentrification, amp quot crimmigration, amp quot and trust between immigrants and host-society authorities.
To some, immigrants represent a threat to the established population's jobs, standard of living, communities, culture, language, and safety. Others view immigrants as offering economic benefits to society including new sources of labor and consumption, and new technical skills and knowledge--not to mention the economic and personal benefits immigrants and their families might gain as well.
While most immigrants leave their home countries for job opportunities, millions of others have been driven away due to conflict, extreme violence, political instability, and climate change.
Authors in this book provide psychological reports of the immigration experience in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South America, and address the challenges of integrating immigrants and refugees in host societies.
While critically assessing the immigration crisis globally, this book offers practical solutions to problems of contemporary immigration derived from theoretical constructs such as the contact hypothesis and the common group identity model, while also highlighting key areas of ongoing and future research.
This book adopts a broad perspective of psychological science, encompassing both causal and normative behavior, to explore topics related to immigration including gentrification, amp quot crimmigration, amp quot and trust between immigrants and host-society authorities.
To some, immigrants represent a threat to the established population's jobs, standard of living, communities, culture, language, and safety. Others view immigrants as offering economic benefits to society including new sources of labor and consumption, and new technical skills and knowledge--not to mention the economic and personal benefits immigrants and their families might gain as well.
While most immigrants leave their home countries for job opportunities, millions of others have been driven away due to conflict, extreme violence, political instability, and climate change.
Authors in this book provide psychological reports of the immigration experience in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South America, and address the challenges of integrating immigrants and refugees in host societies.
While critically assessing the immigration crisis globally, this book offers practical solutions to problems of contemporary immigration derived from theoretical constructs such as the contact hypothesis and the common group identity model, while also highlighting key areas of ongoing and future research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-3627-5 (9781433836275)
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Persons
Fathali M. Moghaddam, PhD, is professor of psychology at Georgetown University, where he served as director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science (2 amp ndash 2 2 ). He also served as editor-in-chief of the APA journal Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (2 4 amp ndash 2 2 ). His extensive publications include about 3 books and 3 papers, and he has won a number of prestigious academic awards.
Margaret J. Hendricks, PhD, received her PhD in psychology from Georgetown University. She is currently a presidential management fellow in the U.S. federal government. She holds a master amp rsquo s of public policy degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree in forensic psychology from The George Washington University. Her work has been published in Current Opinion in Psychology, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, and Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
Margaret J. Hendricks, PhD, received her PhD in psychology from Georgetown University. She is currently a presidential management fellow in the U.S. federal government. She holds a master amp rsquo s of public policy degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree in forensic psychology from The George Washington University. Her work has been published in Current Opinion in Psychology, Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, and Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
Content
Contributors
Chapter . Contemporary Immigration: Psychological Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions
Fathali M. Moghaddam and Margaret J. Hendricks
I. Immigration in Local Community Context
Chapter 2. Immigration to Smaller Urban and Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
Victoria M. Esses and Bukun F. Adegbembo
Chapter 3. (Not) In My Backyard! Threat Perceptions, Psychological Well-Being, and Collective Action Against Refugee Settlement
Allard R. Feddes, Arnold A. P. van Emmerik, Hannah J. Arjangi-Babetti, Susan Bosdijk, Lisa Klawitter, Alex I. Macdougall, Annelies Heleen Romers, Sofia Tsaousoglou, and Bertjan Doosje
Chapter 4. A Mural Cannot Replace Us: Immigrants, Gentrification, and Displacement
Kipp Pietrantonio, Jasmin D. Llamas, and Keith McIntosh
II. Immigration in a National Context
Chapter 5. Welcoming New Members: Conflicting Reactions to Immigration
Yuen J. Huo and Tom R. Tyler
Chapter . Immigrants as Threat and Opportunity: The Australian Experience
Morgana Lizzio-Wilson, Susilo Wibisono, and Winnifred Louis
Chapter 7. Attitude Polarization and Closed-Mindedness: The Immigration Issue in Malta From 2 to 2 2
Gordon Sammut, Luke J. Buhagiar, Rebekah Mifsud, Katya DeGiovanni, and Noellie Brockdorff
Chapter 8. Greek Talk on Migration: Constructions of Modernity Differentials and Cultural Hierarchy
Nikos Bozatzis, Antonis Sapountzis, Liana Lardi, and Maria Xenitidou
Chapter 9. Immigration Through a Cultural Prism: Characteristics and Challenges
Joaquim Pires Valentim
Chapter . National Identity and Immigration: Threat From Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
Margaret J. Hendricks
Chapter . The Injustices of Crimmigration: Discretion, Detention, and Deportation
Jennifer Woolard
III. Immigration in an International Context
Chapter 2. Immigration to Chile in a Regional Context
Raimundo Salas Schweikart and Margaret J. Hendricks
Chapter 3. Social Trust Among Refugees: Using a Human Rights Lens to Understand Refugee Experiences
Aron Tesfai, Michaela Hynie, Rubaiyat Karim, G amp uuml lay Kilicaslan, Cansu Ekmekcioglu, and Palmer Taylor
Chapter 4. From Crimmigration to [Re]integration Following the Removal of amp quot Undesirable amp quot People From Australia to New Zealand
Veronica Hopner, Darrin Hodgetts, Pita King, and Stuart Carr
Chapter 5. The Equality amp ndash Difference Paradox: National Policies on Pluralism
S amp eacute amus A. Power and Michael Jindra
IV. Looking Ahead
Chapter . Toward Solutions for Harmonious Immigrant Integration: A Psychological Perspective
Fathali M. Moghaddam and Margaret J. Hendricks
Index
About the Editors
Chapter . Contemporary Immigration: Psychological Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions
Fathali M. Moghaddam and Margaret J. Hendricks
I. Immigration in Local Community Context
Chapter 2. Immigration to Smaller Urban and Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities
Victoria M. Esses and Bukun F. Adegbembo
Chapter 3. (Not) In My Backyard! Threat Perceptions, Psychological Well-Being, and Collective Action Against Refugee Settlement
Allard R. Feddes, Arnold A. P. van Emmerik, Hannah J. Arjangi-Babetti, Susan Bosdijk, Lisa Klawitter, Alex I. Macdougall, Annelies Heleen Romers, Sofia Tsaousoglou, and Bertjan Doosje
Chapter 4. A Mural Cannot Replace Us: Immigrants, Gentrification, and Displacement
Kipp Pietrantonio, Jasmin D. Llamas, and Keith McIntosh
II. Immigration in a National Context
Chapter 5. Welcoming New Members: Conflicting Reactions to Immigration
Yuen J. Huo and Tom R. Tyler
Chapter . Immigrants as Threat and Opportunity: The Australian Experience
Morgana Lizzio-Wilson, Susilo Wibisono, and Winnifred Louis
Chapter 7. Attitude Polarization and Closed-Mindedness: The Immigration Issue in Malta From 2 to 2 2
Gordon Sammut, Luke J. Buhagiar, Rebekah Mifsud, Katya DeGiovanni, and Noellie Brockdorff
Chapter 8. Greek Talk on Migration: Constructions of Modernity Differentials and Cultural Hierarchy
Nikos Bozatzis, Antonis Sapountzis, Liana Lardi, and Maria Xenitidou
Chapter 9. Immigration Through a Cultural Prism: Characteristics and Challenges
Joaquim Pires Valentim
Chapter . National Identity and Immigration: Threat From Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
Margaret J. Hendricks
Chapter . The Injustices of Crimmigration: Discretion, Detention, and Deportation
Jennifer Woolard
III. Immigration in an International Context
Chapter 2. Immigration to Chile in a Regional Context
Raimundo Salas Schweikart and Margaret J. Hendricks
Chapter 3. Social Trust Among Refugees: Using a Human Rights Lens to Understand Refugee Experiences
Aron Tesfai, Michaela Hynie, Rubaiyat Karim, G amp uuml lay Kilicaslan, Cansu Ekmekcioglu, and Palmer Taylor
Chapter 4. From Crimmigration to [Re]integration Following the Removal of amp quot Undesirable amp quot People From Australia to New Zealand
Veronica Hopner, Darrin Hodgetts, Pita King, and Stuart Carr
Chapter 5. The Equality amp ndash Difference Paradox: National Policies on Pluralism
S amp eacute amus A. Power and Michael Jindra
IV. Looking Ahead
Chapter . Toward Solutions for Harmonious Immigrant Integration: A Psychological Perspective
Fathali M. Moghaddam and Margaret J. Hendricks
Index
About the Editors