Host culture acceptance, religiosity, and the threat of Muslim immigration: An integrated threat analysis in Spain
Croucher, S., Galy-Badenas, F., & Routsalainen, M. (2014). Host culture acceptance, religiosity, and the threat of Muslim immigration: An integrated threat analysis in Spain. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 15 (35). Retrieved from http://immi.se/intercultural
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Abstract. This study explores the in
tricate relationship
s between a dominant group’s fear of an immigrant group,
religiosity, and the dominant culture’s perception of if
an immigrant group is moti
vated to culturally adapt.
Specifically, Muslim immigration to Spain was analyzed
. The study found the follow
ing: 1) threat from an
immigrant group was negatively correlated with percepti
on of immigrant motivation to adapt, 2) highly
religious members of the dominant culture were less likely to believe Muslim immigrants are motivated to
culturally adapt, and 3) increased co
ntact with Muslim immigrants led to
higher levels of realistic threat
and symbolic threat among Spanis
h Catholics. Implications for integrated threat and intergroup
communication resear
ch are discussed.
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