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Re-examining Socialization Theory: How Does Democracy Influence the Impact of Education on Anti-Foreigner Sentiment?

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  • Frølund Thomsen, Jens Peter
  • Olsen, Mark

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Socialization theory claims that the ability of education to reduce anti-foreigner sentiment varies cross-nationally because state authorities are not equally committed to accepting ethnic minorities: higher educated persons harbor less anti-foreigner sentiment because they spend longer in educational institutions that impose official democratic values, which forbid negative reactions toward ethnic minorities. Consequently, higher educated persons ought to diverge from the lower educated as democratic institutions progress. Analyses support these claims: the impact of education on reducing anti-foreigner sentiment is strongest in the oldest democracies, moderate among the medium-aged (e.g., South European) democracies and weakest among the youngest (East European) democracies; and higher educated persons are disproportionately influenced by the maturation of democratic institutions. Analyses utilize data from the 28-country 2008 European Social Survey.

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  • Frølund Thomsen, Jens Peter & Olsen, Mark, 2017. "Re-examining Socialization Theory: How Does Democracy Influence the Impact of Education on Anti-Foreigner Sentiment?," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(4), pages 915-938, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:47:y:2017:i:04:p:915-938_00
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    1. Gary Tang & Edmund W. Cheng, 2021. "Postmaterialism and the Perceived Quality of Elections: A Study of the Moderation Effect of a Critical Event," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 155(1), pages 335-354, May.
    2. Jens Peter Frølund Thomsen & Jannik Fenger & Nathalie Rüger Jepsen, 2021. "The Experiential Basis of Social Trust Towards Ethnic Outgroup Members," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 154(1), pages 191-209, February.

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