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SUMMARY:Narratives shape cognitive representations of immigrants and immig
 ration-policy preferences - Associate Professor Mina Cikara (Harvard Unive
 rsity)
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CONTACT:Cecilie Steenbuch Traberg
DESCRIPTION:The news and social media are full of characterizations of imm
 igrants\, many of which paint them as dangerous. In this research\, we ask
 ed whether these characterizations impact the beliefs that individuals hol
 d about immigrants and immigration in general. To find out\, we engaged a 
 large sample of people residing in the United States and had them read sho
 rt narratives about fictitious characters who committed minor criminal tra
 nsgressions\, achieved educational or professional goals\, or struggled to
  make ends meet. We found that criminal narratives reinforced racialized i
 mmigrant representations. That is\, after reading them\, participants were
  more likely to perceive immigrants as white or non-white\, regardless of 
 their national origin. In contrast\, after reading achievement narratives\
 , participants were more likely to perceive immigrants as more similar to 
 one another. Achievement narratives also increased participants’ support
  for immigration. These findings speak to the power of stories to influenc
 e how people think about immigrants\, and how we might use them to attenua
 te anti-immigrant discrimination. More broadly\, our findings indicate tha
 t perceptions of immigrants are inherently tied to other social hierarchie
 s\, in this case race.\n\nZoom link: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/study/g
 rads/grads/spss-joining-details. 
LOCATION:via zoom 
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