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The Tipping Point of Ethnic Tolerance: A Comparison of Denmark and Sweden After the 2015 European Refugee Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stahl, Line LU and Rohrberg, Julie LU (2022) PSYK11 20212
Department of Psychology
Abstract
Previous research has suggested there is a tipping point for ethnic tolerance. Once the tipping point is reached the group threat mechanisms outweigh those of increased intergroup contact. Due to the significant changes in the last decade, the ongoing 2015 European Refugee Crisis, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to revisit previous research to gain a better understanding if the tolerance has changed in the two Scandinavian countries. The two main hypotheses of this study are that Denmark was above the tipping point and that Sweden was below it. Another informal hypothesis is that there is a gender difference in the results. The survey is designed as a cross-sectional study with quantitative data collection with following... (More)
Previous research has suggested there is a tipping point for ethnic tolerance. Once the tipping point is reached the group threat mechanisms outweigh those of increased intergroup contact. Due to the significant changes in the last decade, the ongoing 2015 European Refugee Crisis, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to revisit previous research to gain a better understanding if the tolerance has changed in the two Scandinavian countries. The two main hypotheses of this study are that Denmark was above the tipping point and that Sweden was below it. Another informal hypothesis is that there is a gender difference in the results. The survey is designed as a cross-sectional study with quantitative data collection with following measures: The Modern Racial Scale (MRS), Socio-Economic threat (SET), Security Threat (ST), Direct Contact (DC), Islamophobia Scale (IS), and Intergroup Anxiety Scale (IAS). The sample were people living in Denmark and Sweden, with a total sample of 99 people used in the analysis. To test if the hypotheses were supported, a one-sample t-test was conducted on each country's sample. For the Danish sample, the pattern of results indicated that there was little support for the hypothesis that Denmark is above the tipping point. For the Swedish sample, however, the pattern of results indicated that there was a moderate amount of support for the hypothesis that Sweden was below the tipping point. A one-way ANOVA showed significant differences between gender on all scales except Socio-Economic Threat, Direct Contact, and Intergroup Anxiety Scale. (Less)
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author
Stahl, Line LU and Rohrberg, Julie LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYK11 20212
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Ethnic tolerance, Muslim immigration, Denmark, Sweden
language
English
id
9072536
date added to LUP
2022-01-20 16:46:30
date last changed
2022-01-20 16:46:30
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  abstract     = {{Previous research has suggested there is a tipping point for ethnic tolerance. Once the tipping point is reached the group threat mechanisms outweigh those of increased intergroup contact. Due to the significant changes in the last decade, the ongoing 2015 European Refugee Crisis, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to revisit previous research to gain a better understanding if the tolerance has changed in the two Scandinavian countries. The two main hypotheses of this study are that Denmark was above the tipping point and that Sweden was below it. Another informal hypothesis is that there is a gender difference in the results. The survey is designed as a cross-sectional study with quantitative data collection with following measures: The Modern Racial Scale (MRS), Socio-Economic threat (SET), Security Threat (ST), Direct Contact (DC), Islamophobia Scale (IS), and Intergroup Anxiety Scale (IAS). The sample were people living in Denmark and Sweden, with a total sample of 99 people used in the analysis. To test if the hypotheses were supported, a one-sample t-test was conducted on each country's sample. For the Danish sample, the pattern of results indicated that there was little support for the hypothesis that Denmark is above the tipping point. For the Swedish sample, however, the pattern of results indicated that there was a moderate amount of support for the hypothesis that Sweden was below the tipping point. A one-way ANOVA showed significant differences between gender on all scales except Socio-Economic Threat, Direct Contact, and Intergroup Anxiety Scale.}},
  author       = {{Stahl, Line and Rohrberg, Julie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Tipping Point of Ethnic Tolerance: A Comparison of Denmark and Sweden After the 2015 European Refugee Crisis and the COVID-19 Pandemic}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}