The workplace as a source of ethnic tolerance? Studying interethnic contact and interethnic resources at work in the Netherlands

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.101955

Katerina Manevska , Roderick Sluiter , Agnes Akkerman , Marcel Lubbers

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Abstract

This study combines insights from contact theory and social capital literature to study how ethnic diversity at work is associated to ethnic tolerance. It is argued that workplace ethnic diversity is related to ethnic tolerance in two ways: through interethnic contact and through interethnic social resources. The interrelation between these two mechanisms is also considered. The study relies on unique workplace survey data from the Netherlands (N = 3800) with information on ethnic tolerance, measured as support for immigrant entitlements. The results show that ethnic diversity in the workplace is positively related to interethnic contact and interethnic resources at work, and both of these are positively related to ethnic tolerance. However, the initial positive effect of interethnic contact on support for immigrant entitlements is mediated by interethnic resources, thereby showing that the interethnic resources mechanism is more insightful as to how ethnically diverse workplaces matter for ethnic tolerance.

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工作场所是种族宽容的源泉？研究荷兰工作中的种族间接触和种族间资源

本研究结合接触理论和社会资本文献的见解，研究工作场所的种族多样性如何与种族宽容相关联。研究认为，工作场所的种族多样性与种族宽容有两种关联方式：种族间接触和种族间社会资源。研究还考虑了这两种机制之间的相互关系。研究依赖于荷兰独特的工作场所调查数据（N = 3800），其中包含有关种族宽容的信息，衡量标准是对移民权益的支持。结果显示，工作场所的种族多样性与种族间接触和种族间工作资源呈正相关，而这两者都与种族宽容呈正相关。然而，种族间接触对移民权益支持的初始正效应是由种族间资源中介的，从而表明种族间资源机制更能说明种族多样化的工作场所对种族容忍的影响。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.