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Testing types of tolerance: measuring differences in the correlates of racism and xenophobia in the United States

Warner, Mariah K
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-8628
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626872233855139

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2021, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Sociology.
This paper examines the parallel and differing relationships racism and xenophobia have with social structures and other exclusionary attitudes, particularly for white, English-speaking, U.S.-born Americans. Racism and xenophobia are so often discussed in conjunction with one another as though they were synonyms, with minimal attention given to how they may be empirically distinct. Furthermore, globalization and the increasing interconnectedness of communities across the world in conjunction with nationalist and isolationist backlashes have also brought forth questions about how racist and/or xenophobic attitudes affect and are impacted by broader ideas about one’s position in and relationship to the world. Thus, this paper uses U.S. data from the most recent wave (2017) of the World Values Survey to answer two questions: (1) What social structures and attitudes are associated with either, neither, or both racism and xenophobia for white, English-speaking, U.S.-born Americans? (2) Can feelings of cosmopolitanism moderate the relationship between exclusionary attitudes and racism and/or xenophobia for white, English-speaking, U.S.-born Americans? The following analyses demonstrate both important similarities and noticeable differences in the variables associated with either racism or xenophobia. For example, ascription to traditional gender ideologies is highly correlated with both forms of intolerance, while one’s level of education only relates to xenophobia. Furthermore, there iii is some, albeit limited, evidence that cosmopolitan notions of belonging to the world have a moderating relationship with other exclusionary attitudes and intolerance, particularly xenophobia. I discuss how this knowledge of the differing ideologies and structures that are associated with either racism, xenophobia, both, or neither should inform best practices for social change.
Hollie Nyseth Brehm, PhD (Advisor)
Eric Schoon, PhD (Committee Member)
Chris Knoester, PhD (Committee Member)
64 p.
Sociology
racism; xenophobia; tolerance; cosmopolitanism; nationalism

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  • Warner, M. K. (2021). Testing types of tolerance: measuring differences in the correlates of racism and xenophobia in the United States [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626872233855139

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Warner, Mariah. Testing types of tolerance: measuring differences in the correlates of racism and xenophobia in the United States. 2021. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626872233855139.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Warner, Mariah. "Testing types of tolerance: measuring differences in the correlates of racism and xenophobia in the United States." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1626872233855139

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