- Title : Perceived Immigrant Threats and Multicultural Acceptance: Concrete and Abstract Perceptions
- Author : Huh, Jungwon (HK Research Professor)
- Journal : Space and Environment
- Publication Date : 2024.10.
- Abstract
This study aims to analyze the factors influencing negative attitudes toward immigrants in Korean society and to explore effective strategies to enhance multicultural acceptance. Based on a nationwide survey of 4,000 participants, the study examined how demographic background variables, immigrant-related factors, and regional factors affect attitudes toward immigrants. The analysis revealed that the influence of demographic background and regional composition on the acceptance of immigrants was minimal. Furthermore, concrete perceptions of threats were found to have a much weaker explanatory power for immigrant acceptance compared to abstract perceptions. This suggests that when considering the acceptance and coexistence of immigrants in a given area, vague anxieties have a greater impact than specific considerations of the size or actual influence of immigrants in that region.
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