‘As a Native Person, Why Should I Adapt?’: A Multimethod Approach to Majority Finns’ Attitudes Towards Multiculturalism
| Autor: | Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti, Tuuli Anna Renvik, Emma Nortio |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Social Psychologists Studying Intergroup Relations (ESSO), Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), Open University |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology and Political Science
Essentialism media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration 050801 communication & media studies multiculturalism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0508 media and communications lcsh:HT51-1595 Cultural diversity intergroup relations Sociology Demography media_common attitudes 4. Education lay discourse 05 social sciences 030206 dentistry Focus group Acculturation Epistemology Nationalism 5144 Social psychology Anthropology Multiculturalism lcsh:JV1-9480 lcsh:Communities. Classes. Races Ideology Law acculturation Qualitative research qualitative methods |
| Zdroj: | Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2020) |
| Popis: | Multiculturalism is a controversial concept and a debated topic. To develop scientific analysis and inform political discussions, it is important to study how lay people evaluate it. Previous research has mostly regarded attitudes towards multiculturalism as unidimensional. This research often relies on the operationalisation offered by the Multicultural Ideology Scale (MIS), in which minorities’ cultural maintenance and acceptance of cultural diversity are central. In this multimethod study, we take a critical perspective on such operationalisation and examine majority of Finns’ responses to MIS in a survey and in focus group discussions. By approaching evaluation processes as social interaction, we challenge the unidimensionality assumption of attitudes towards multiculturalism. We show how cultural essentialism and nationalism are used in arguing for and against multiculturalism, and in negotiating its boundaries so that the majority can keep its dominant position. This conflicts with recognition and equality that are widely considered as cornerstones of multiculturalism. |
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