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Does Globalization Broaden The Mind? The impact of Globalization on attitudes towards immigrant-rights of young adolescents in 35 regions
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
Globalization extends the areas of interaction between people of different origins. According to Allport’s contact theory (1958), intergroup contacts can reduce prejudices and negative attitudes towards foreign- ers. In this paper we focus on the impact of globalization (Dreher’s Index, 2007) on the openness to- wards immigrants, using multilevel models on the ICCS 2009 data (35 countries). There is a negative re- lation between globalization and the attitudes of adolescents towards immigrant rights. At the local class- room level the presence of non-natives seems to stimulate a positive attitude. Globalization is a multidi- mensional process that engenders different consequences at different levels.
Journal: Politics, Culture and Socialization
ISSN: 1866-3427
Issue: 4
Volume: 2
Pages: 415-434
Keywords:prejudice, xenophobia, Allport, globalization index, ICCS-data