Immigrants and Hosts

Kay Deaux is a Distinguished Professor Emerita at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a Research Affiliate in the Department of Psychology at New York University. Her research and writing focus on the social psychological aspects of immigration, including ethnic and bicultural identity, stereotypes and discrimination, and the relationship of these processes to outcomes such as academic performance and collective action. Victoria Esses (Ph.D., University of Toronto) is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Research on Migration and Ethnic Relations at the University of Western Ontario. Her research examines prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup relations, with a particular interest in issues surrounding immigration and cultural diversity.Richard N. Lalonde (Ph.D., University of Western Ontario) is Professor of Psychology  at YorkUniversity. His research interests lie at the intersection of identity, culture, and intergroup relations inmulticultural societies.Rupert Brown is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex. His interests are broadly in group processes and intergroup relations, with a particular focus on social identity processes, intergroup emotions, and factors that promote more favorable intergroup attitudes.

• SECTION I: A PSYCHOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION. Psychological Perspectives on Immigration (Victoria M. Esses, Kay Deaux, Richard N. Lalonde, and Rupert Brown).Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences: Reflections on Ken Dion’s Research Contributions (Karen Kisiel Dion).SECTION II: THE HOST PERSPECTIVE.Speaking Out on Immigration Policy in Australia: Identity Threat and the Interplay of Own Opinion and Public Opinion (Winnifred R. Louis, Julie M. Duck, Deborah J. Terry, and Richard N. Lalonde).How Ideological Attitudes Predict Host Society Members’ Attitudes toward Immigrants: Exploring Cross-National Differences (J. Christopher Cohrs and Monika Stelzl).Who We Are and Who Can Join Us: National Identity Content and Entry Criteria for New Immigrants (Samuel Pehrson and Eva G. T. Green).SECTION III: THE IMMIGRANT PERSPECTIVE.Migrating to Opportunities: How Family Migration Motivations Shape Academic Trajectories among Newcomer Immigrant Youth (Carolin Hagelskamp, Carola Suarez-Orozco, and Diane Hughes).“To See Ourselves as Others See Us”: On the Implications of Reflected Appraisals for Ethnic Identity and Discrimination (Kimberly A. Noels, Peter A. Leavitt, and Richard Clement).Political Mobilization of Dutch Muslims: Religious Identity Salience, Goal Framing, and Normative Constraints (Karen Phalet, Gulseli Baysu, and Maykel Verkuyten).SECTION IV: COMBINING PERSPECTIVES.Acculturation in Multiple Host Community Settings (Richard Y. Bourhis, Elisa Montaruli, Shaha El-Geledi, Simon-Pierre Harvey, and Genevieve Barrette).Prejudice among Peruvians and Chileans as a Function of Identity, Intergroup Contact, Acculturation Preferences, and Intergroup Emotions (Roberto Gonzalez, David Sirlopu, and Thomas Kessler).SECTION V: REFLECTIONS ON POLICY.Psychological Research and Immigration Policy (Marc Wills).