ABSTRACT

As a result of global migration processes, Western societies have become increasingly ethnically diverse. Yet not all regions are equally affected by these immigration processes. The current study investigates whether and how ethnic discrimination in hiring is linked with the regional concentration of ethnic minorities, using original data of a large-scale field experiment on ethnic discrimination (N = 4.211) and detailed regional data in the Netherlands. The results show that greater exposure to ethnic minorities in a region is not clearly related with decreased (indicative of positive intergroup contact) or increased (indicative of group threat) ethnic discrimination in hiring. Rather, the findings provide more support for the familiarisation hypothesis: regional concentrations of ethnic minorities are positively associated with ethnic discrimination, however, this effect levels off and turns negative at high concentrations of ethnic minorities. This result holds particularly for minorities with non-Western migrant origins and minorities with Muslim migrant origins.

摘要

由于全球移民进程，西方社会的种族越来越多样化。然而，并非所有地区都同样受到这些移民过程的影响。目前的研究调查了雇佣中的种族歧视是否以及如何与少数民族的区域集中有关，使用了关于种族歧视的大规模实地实验的原始数据 (N = 4.211) 和荷兰的详细区域数据。结果表明，在一个地区更多地接触少数民族与减少（表明积极的群体间接触）或增加（表明群体威胁）雇佣中的种族歧视没有明显的关系。相反，这些发现为熟悉假设提供了更多支持：少数民族的区域集中与种族歧视正相关，但是，这种影响在少数民族高度集中时趋于平缓并转为负面。这一结果尤其适用于具有非西方移民血统的少数群体和具有穆斯林移民血统的少数群体。