WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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Major companies wanted to hire them
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People laughed at their accents
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Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
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Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
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Detailed explanation-1: -Perceived threat and competition. The drivers of prejudice toward immigrants most studied in the literature are perceived threat and competition (e.g., McKay et al.
Detailed explanation-2: -The psychological bases for prejudice These include: people’s key values; the ways they see themselves and others; their sense of social identity, and social norms that define who is included in or excluded from social groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -Discrimination affects people’s opportunities, their well-being, and their sense of agency. Persistent exposure to discrimination can lead individuals to internalize the prejudice or stigma that is directed against them, manifesting in shame, low self-esteem, fear and stress, as well as poor health.
Detailed explanation-4: -Xenophobia-defined as prejudice or discrimination against immigrants-has deep roots in American society, stretching back to some of the earliest waves of immigration at Ellis Island in the 19th and 20th centuries.