Journal of Social Issues articles from September 2001

Journal of Social Issues archives from September 2001

Immigrants and immigration: advancing the psychological perspective.
September 22, 2001... ********** Immigration, involving long-term relocations of people across national borders, is a timely issue of practical and theoretical importance. Globally, immigration rates have climbed to historically unprecedented levels (United...

The immigration dilemma: the role of perceived group competition, ethnic prejudice, and national identity.
September 22, 2001... ********** Following the significant political, economic, and social changes that marked the end of the 20th century, the 21st century holds promise of producing a truly global village. In principle, multiculturalism and global openness...

The psychological ambiguity of immigration and its implications for promoting immigration policy.
September 22, 2001... ********** Immigration reveals the dynamism of intergroup relations, for immigration makes people aware that group boundaries are neither fixed nor stable, that they have preferences and similarities in common with some others, and that...

Contemporary immigration policy orientations among dominant-group members in Western Europe.
September 22, 2001... European countries have always been reluctant recipients of immigrants --somewhat more negative toward immigrants outside of Europe than those from within, especially those from south of the Mediterranean (Jackson, Brown, & Kirby, 1998)....

Ethnophaulisms for ethnic immigrant groups.
September 22, 2001... ********** Ethnophaulisms (Roback, 1944; from the Greek roots meaning "a national group" and "to disparage") are the blason populaire, the words used as ethnic slurs to refer to outgroups (Allen, 1983; Ericson, 1939; Joesten, 1935;...

Toward a concept of a migrant personality.
September 22, 2001... ********** A satisfactory theoretical and methodological account of international migration should consider the motivations, goals, values, and aspirations of individuals who decide to resettle in another country (Gans, 1999; Massey,...

Ethnic identity, immigration, and well-being: an interactional perspective.
September 22, 2001... ********** This article reviews current theory and research regarding ethnic identity and immigration and the implications of ethnic identity for the adaptation of immigrants. The article focuses on the broad questions of how ethnic...

Gender and cultural adaptation in immigrant families.
September 22, 2001... ********** Theory and research on immigration is strengthened by systematically considering gender as an explanatory construct. Cross-cultural evidence indicates that gender is invested with considerable social meaning across different...

Immigrants' perceptions of housing discrimination in Toronto: the Housing New Canadians project.
September 22, 2001... ********** Countries receiving substantial numbers of immigrants and refugees today have become increasingly diverse in the racial and ethnic composition of their populations. How successfully the diverse immigrant groups become...

Acculturation and prejudice in Germany: majority and minority perspectives.
September 22, 2001... ********** This article examines the relation between ethnic attitudes (prejudice and racism) and attitudes toward the acculturation of ethnic minorities. The main argument is that prejudice is closely connected to ideologies about the...

Interethnic contact, identity, and psychological adjustment: the mediating and moderating roles of communication.
September 22, 2001... ********** Acquiring a second language has very little in common with other academic exercises. In fact, much of the past research pertaining to motivational aspects of acquiring and using a second language, be it among immigrants or...

Immigrant success in the knowledge economy: institutional change and the immigrant experience in Canada, 1970-1995.
September 22, 2001... ********** The employment success of newly arriving immigrants in Canada appears to be in decline, compared to earlier immigrant cohorts. This study examines trends in immigrant employment success in detail over the period 1970-1995,...

A psychology of immigration.
September 22, 2001... ********** The study of immigrants and immigration is rooted in many disciplines: Anthropology, demography, economics, political science, and sociology have all predominated, whereas psychology has lagged somewhat behind. There is a...