Caribbean and South Asian identification with British society: the importance of perceived discrimination
Caribbean and South Asian identification with British society: the importance of perceived discrimination
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加勒比和南亚对英国社会的认同：感知歧视的重要性
DOI：
10.1080/01419870802604024
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Rahsaan Maxwell
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作者：
Rahsaan Maxwell
摘要本文通过考察在英国的加勒比海人和南亚人的国家认同动态，对少数民族移民融入的问题展开了辩论。加勒比人往往比英国的南亚人在经济、文化和社会上更具包容性。因此，根据传统观点，加勒比海人应该比南亚人更有可能拥有更高水平的积极英国身份认同。相反，民意数据显示，南亚人对英国身份认同的积极依恋程度更高。为了解释这个谜题，我把重点放在不同指标的合并结果混合的方式上。我认为，加勒比人对歧视的高期望有助于降低人们对英国身份的积极依恋程度。这些发现表明，理解融入结果之间的差异对于把握少数民族移民生活的复杂性是必要的。此外，本文将焦点从移民的融入过程转移到东道国社会的歧视上。
Abstract This article engages the debate on ethnic minority migrant incorporation by examining national identification dynamics among Caribbeans and South Asians in Britain. Caribbeans tend to be more economically, culturally and socially incorporated than South Asians in Britain. Therefore, according to conventional wisdom, Caribbeans should be more likely than South Asians to have high levels of positive British identification. Instead, public opinion data reveal that South Asians have higher levels of positive attachment to British identity. To explain this puzzle, I focus on the ways in which incorporation outcomes are mixed across indicators. I argue that high expectations of discrimination among Caribbeans contribute to lower levels of positive attachment to British identity. These findings suggest that understanding variation among incorporation outcomes is necessary for grasping the complexity of ethnic minority migrants’ lives. Moreover, this article shifts the focus away from migrants’ incorporation progress and towards host-society discrimination.