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Ziller, Conrad ORCID: 0000-0002-2282-636X, Wright, Matthew and Hewstone, Miles (2019). Immigration, social trust, and the moderating role of value contexts. Soc. Sci. Res., 79. S. 115 - 127. SAN DIEGO: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE. ISSN 1096-0317

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Abstract

This study examines whether the values prevalent in one's social environment moderate the link between immigration-related ethnic diversity and social trust. Drawing on arguments related to intergroup relations and anomie, we expect that contexts characterized by a comparatively high degree of openness mitigate a trust-eroding effect of immigration. In contrast, we expect that contexts of low openness or high conservation may reinforce a trust-eroding effect. We test these propositions using survey data from Europe and the United States merged with regional indicators on immigration and value contexts. The results show that high levels of contextual openness attenuate trust-eroding consequences of immigration growth. With regard to mechanisms, we find that contextual openness moderates how change in immigration relates to generalized forms of trust rather than outgroup trust. This points to an overall anomie-reducing function of openness norms, especially in times of ethnic change.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ziller, Conrad UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-636X UNSPECIFIED Wright, Matthew UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hewstone, Miles UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-154992
DOI:	10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.12.009
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Sci. Res.
Volume:	79
Page Range:	S. 115 - 127
Date:	2019
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	1096-0317
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DIVERSITY ERODE TRUST; ETHNIC DIVERSITY; GENERALIZED TRUST; NEIGHBORHOOD DIVERSITY; INTERETHNIC CONTACT; INTERGROUP CONTACT; ENCOUNTERS; MULTILEVEL; ATTITUDES; OPPOSITION Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15499