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Johanna Gereke1, Max Schaub2, Delia Baldassarri3
1Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim, Germany.
Frontiers in Sociology
|April 19, 2021
Summary
Germans show similar prosociality towards immigrant men and women. However, trust in immigrant men significantly decreases in strategic situations, highlighting gendered discrimination in Germany.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- European discussions on immigration from Muslim-majority countries often focus on perceived threats from young male immigrants.
- Understanding majority population behavior towards immigrants is crucial for integration policies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate gender differences in pro-sociality and trust towards immigrants from Muslim-majority countries.
- To analyze situational dependency of discrimination based on immigrant gender.
Main Methods:
- Utilized behavioral games (trust and pro-social games) to measure strategic and non-strategic behavior.
- Data collected from a large survey of residents in Germany's eastern regions, an area with high anti-immigrant sentiment.
Main Results:
- Prosociality towards immigrant men and women was similar in non-strategic contexts.
- Trust towards immigrant men was significantly lower than towards immigrant women in strategic encounters.
Conclusions:
- Immigrant gender significantly influences majority population behavior, particularly in strategic interactions.
- Evidence suggests that gendered ethnic discrimination can be situationally dependent, warranting further investigation into underlying mechanisms.
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