Considerable research exists that examines attitudes toward migrants. Most studies are quantitative, relying on surveys or survey experiments, but a growing body of literature explores such attitudes from a qualitative perspective. At the same time, the study of symbolic boundaries and how people use cultural repertoires of meanings to draw distinctions between “us” and “them” is increasing. This review looks at research, both quantitative and qualitative, which has put these two streams of work into conversation with one another. We organize this work along three dimensions: (1) the micro‐level of individuals and their life‐worlds; (2) the meso‐level of negotiation among the moral communities of civil society; and (3) the macro‐level of institutions and policy. We also highlight those studies that cut across levels. By doing so, we help bridge the quantitative/qualitative divide. Studying attitudes toward migrants through the concept of symbolic boundaries allows us to apply a more sensitive and meaning‐centered approach toward attitude formation, contestation and change and to explore the linkages to available cultural repertoires.

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转变类别，改变态度：对移民态度的研究中的一种边界工作方法

存在大量研究研究了对移民的态度。大多数研究是定量的，依赖于调查或调查实验，但是越来越多的文献从质的角度探讨了这种态度。同时，对符号边界以及人们如何使用意义的文化汇辑在“我们”和“他们”之间进行区分的研究也在不断增加。这篇综述着眼于定量和定性的研究，这些研究使这两个工作流彼此对话。我们从三个方面组织这项工作：（1）个人的微观水平及其生活世界；（2）公民社会道德社区之间的中等谈判水平；（3）制度和政策的宏观水平。我们还将重点介绍那些跨越各个层次的研究。通过这样做，我们帮助弥合定量/定性鸿沟。通过象征性边界的概念研究对移民的态度，使我们能够对态度的形成，竞争和变化采取更加敏感和以意义为中心的方法，并探索与现有文化资源的联系。