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Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies

Polyculturalism is the lay belief that cultures are dynamically interconnected and mutually influencing each other historically and in contemporary times. Belief in polyculturalism is associated with various positive intergroup outcomes in intercultural social contexts, but it has never been studied...

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Main Authors: Bernardo, Allan B. I., Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C., Tjipto, Susana, Hutapea, Bonar, Khan, Aqeel, Yeung, Susanna S.
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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L Education (General)
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spelling my.utm.879942020-12-14T22:58:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87994/ Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies Bernardo, Allan B. I. Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C. Tjipto, Susana Hutapea, Bonar Khan, Aqeel Yeung, Susanna S. L Education (General) Polyculturalism is the lay belief that cultures are dynamically interconnected and mutually influencing each other historically and in contemporary times. Belief in polyculturalism is associated with various positive intergroup outcomes in intercultural social contexts, but it has never been studied in relation to intergroup attitudes in postcolonial societies. Two studies with participants from four postcolonial Asian societies (total N = 1,126) explore whether polyculturalism will also be associated with positive attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers. The historical colonial experience may be socially represented positively or negatively in different societies, and in this context, the studies inquire into whether current attitudes toward former colonizers are positively associated with the belief in polyculturalism. In two studies (after controlling for belief in multiculturalism, genetic and social constructivist lay theories of race, and national identity) polyculturalism was positively associated with favorable attitudes toward continuing presence of former colonizers in Hong Kong, Macau, and Jakarta, but not in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Wonosobo, Indonesia. The positive association with polyculturalism was found only in the three societies with a high degree of intercultural contact, where the core beliefs of polyculturalism may be more meaningful. The results are discussed in terms of how intergroup relations between former colonizers and colonized peoples are forms of between-society intercultural contact that are also influenced by intergroup lay theories. Frontiers Media S.A. 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87994/1/AqeelKhan2019_PolyculturalismandAttitudesTowardtheContinuingPresence.pdf Bernardo, Allan B. I. and Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C. and Tjipto, Susana and Hutapea, Bonar and Khan, Aqeel and Yeung, Susanna S. (2019) Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 . pp. 1-1335. ISSN 1664-1078 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01335 DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01335
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topic L Education (General)
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Bernardo, Allan B. I.
Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Tjipto, Susana
Hutapea, Bonar
Khan, Aqeel
Yeung, Susanna S.
Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
description Polyculturalism is the lay belief that cultures are dynamically interconnected and mutually influencing each other historically and in contemporary times. Belief in polyculturalism is associated with various positive intergroup outcomes in intercultural social contexts, but it has never been studied in relation to intergroup attitudes in postcolonial societies. Two studies with participants from four postcolonial Asian societies (total N = 1,126) explore whether polyculturalism will also be associated with positive attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers. The historical colonial experience may be socially represented positively or negatively in different societies, and in this context, the studies inquire into whether current attitudes toward former colonizers are positively associated with the belief in polyculturalism. In two studies (after controlling for belief in multiculturalism, genetic and social constructivist lay theories of race, and national identity) polyculturalism was positively associated with favorable attitudes toward continuing presence of former colonizers in Hong Kong, Macau, and Jakarta, but not in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Wonosobo, Indonesia. The positive association with polyculturalism was found only in the three societies with a high degree of intercultural contact, where the core beliefs of polyculturalism may be more meaningful. The results are discussed in terms of how intergroup relations between former colonizers and colonized peoples are forms of between-society intercultural contact that are also influenced by intergroup lay theories.
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author Bernardo, Allan B. I.
Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Tjipto, Susana
Hutapea, Bonar
Khan, Aqeel
Yeung, Susanna S.
author_facet Bernardo, Allan B. I.
Salanga, Maria Guadalupe C.
Tjipto, Susana
Hutapea, Bonar
Khan, Aqeel
Yeung, Susanna S.
author_sort Bernardo, Allan B. I.
title Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
title_short Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
title_full Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
title_fullStr Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
title_full_unstemmed Polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial Asian societies
title_sort polyculturalism and attitudes toward the continuing presence of former colonizers in four postcolonial asian societies
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87994/1/AqeelKhan2019_PolyculturalismandAttitudesTowardtheContinuingPresence.pdf
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