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dc.contributor.authorOlsson, Maria
dc.contributor.authorCamilla, Matera
dc.contributor.authorTip, Linda K.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Rupert
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-25T12:30:50Z
dc.date.available2018-07-25T12:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-21
dc.description.abstractA 2 x 2 x 2 experiment examined effects of the acculturation orientations seen to be endorsed by immigrants (of two different religions) on intergroup relations in Sweden. Swedish majority participants (N = 448) read interviews with Iraqi immigrants in which the immigrants’ religion (Muslim vs. Christian), desired level of contact with the host society (high vs. low), and desire to maintain their own culture (high vs. low) were manipulated. Overall, immigrants who were perceived to favour contact elicited more favourable intergroup attitudes. Desire for contact also interacted with immigrants’ religion: contact among Muslim minorities increased majority members’ support for multiculturalism. In addition, majority members identified more with being Swedish when Christian minorities appeared to endorse contact and reject their heritage culture, which corresponds to an acculturation strategy of assimilation. These findings demonstrate the complex role of religious similarity in intergroup relations. Implications for future research are proposed.en_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version. Published version available at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217740432> https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217740432</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlsson, M., Camilla, M., Tip L.K. & Brown, R. (2017). The double-edged effect of intergroup similarity: Muslim and Christian immigrants’ acculturation preferences on intergroup relations in Sweden. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217740432en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1543814
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1368430217740432
dc.identifier.issn1368-4302
dc.identifier.issn1461-7188
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13265
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publications (UK and US)en_US
dc.relation.journalGroup Processes & Intergroup Relations
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectacculturationen_US
dc.subjectcontacten_US
dc.subjectculture maintenanceen_US
dc.subjectmulticulturalismen_US
dc.subjectnational identityen_US
dc.subjectreligionen_US
dc.titleThe double-edged effect of intergroup similarity: Muslim and Christian immigrants’ acculturation preferences on intergroup relations in Swedenen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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