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- Title
AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD ASYLUM SEEKERS: ROLES OF DEHUMANIZATION AND SOCIAL DOMINANCE THEORY.
- Authors
TROUNSON, JUSTIN S.; CRITCHLEY, CHRISTINE; PFEIFER, JEFFREY E.
- Abstract
We employed a theoretical model of dehumanization to identify the factors influencing attitudes toward asylum seekers within an Australian context. Specifically, we hypothesized that Australians high in social dominance orientation (SDO) would be more likely than those low in SDO to dehumanize asylum seekers. Participants (N = 311) completed an online survey designed to assess SDO, their attitudes and emotions toward asylum seekers, and their tendency to engage in dehumanization. Results indicated that the model can be successfully applied to an Australian context and that dehumanization played a significant role in influencing our participants' attitudes toward asylum seekers. Findings are discussed in terms of future research as well as policy implications for Australian immigration issues.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; POLITICAL refugees; AUSTRALIANS; REFUGEES; DEHUMANIZATION; SOCIAL dominance; PUBLIC opinion; HUMAN rights; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Social Behavior & Personality: an international journal, 2015, Vol 43, Issue 10, p1641
- ISSN
0301-2212
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2224/sbp.2015.43.10.1641