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History matters: the long-term impact of historical immigrant size on current xenophobia in Japan

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Many studies have addressed how current immigrant size affects the strength of xenophobia from the perspectives of intergroup contact and ethnic competition theories. Can native residents’ current xenophobia be explained by historical immigrant size? To explore this question, we use historical immigrant size and a survey dataset to investigate the long-term effects of historical immigrant size on current xenophobia in Japan. The results show that historical immigrant size increases current xenophobia in Japan, which may be due to previous negative contact experiences between immigrants and native residents, and the negative effects persist. The implications of these findings for our understanding of the relationship between immigrant size and xenophobia are discussed.

Source: The Journal of Chinese Sociology

DOI: 10.1186/s40711-020-00136-5

Authors: Shun Gong, Senhu Wang

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Social Science Fund of China

OpenAlex ID: W3121044774

FWCI: 2.056

Cites: 54

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10