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Victoria M. Esses
Researcher at University of Western Ontario
Publications - 125
Citations - 9148
Victoria M. Esses is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Immigration & Prejudice (legal term). The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 120 publications receiving 8196 citations. Previous affiliations of Victoria M. Esses include University of Toronto & Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
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The Immigration Dilemma: The Role of Perceived Group Competition, Ethnic Prejudice, and National Identity
TL;DR: In this article, the role of perceived competition for resources in determining negative attitudes toward immigrants and immigration in North America is discussed, with the focus on zero-sum competition between groups.
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Intergroup Competition and Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration: An Instrumental Model of Group Conflict
TL;DR: The authors discusses one determinant of negative attitudes toward immigrants and immigration: perceived competition for resources, and discusses the implications of this research for attempts to alleviate tension between immigrants and members of host populations, and for more general model of group conflict.
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Assessing the structure of prejudicial attitudes: the case of attitudes towards homosexuals
TL;DR: This article assessed the structure of attitudes toward homosexuals and found that stereotypes did not provide a complete representation of attitudes, and right-wing authoritarianism was negatively correlated with attitudes towards homosexuals, and the relative importance of the predictor variables differed for high and low RWAs.
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Values, stereotypes, and emotions as determinants of intergroup attitudes
TL;DR: This paper provided a framework for thinking about the contribution of both affect and cognition in determining attitudes toward groups and discussed how previous findings fit within this framework and described the recent research designed to examine the interplay between affect and cognitive.
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Uncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and Refugees
TL;DR: This paper examined the effects of common media portrayals of immigrants and refugees on dehumanization and its consequences and concluded that uncertainty may lead to dehumanization, and for establishing government policies and practices that counteract such effects.