Creighton Mathew J, Capistrano Daniel, da Silva Pedroso Monika
Dublin School of Sociology, University College, Dublin, Ireland.
UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy, Dublin, Ireland.
J Int Migr Integr. 2023;24(2):817-841. doi: 10.1007/s12134-022-00977-8. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
This work considers the role of intergenerational educational mobility in shaping attitudes towards immigration. Two substantive questions drive this work. First, does the experience of stagnant or downward educational mobility result in negative attitudes towards immigration? Second, are perceptions of immigration shaped by the relative importance of parental (i.e. origin) and one's own (i.e. destination) level of education? We deploy six waves of the European Social Survey (ESS) to assess how upward, downward and stagnant intergenerational educational mobility shape attitudes towards immigration across 31 countries. Results show that upward educational mobility can moderate antipathy towards immigration, but this is more applicable in country-contexts where parental education is less relevant. In other words, education matters for our understanding of how immigration is viewed, but its role must be framed in a way that takes into account multiple generations.
这项研究探讨了代际教育流动在塑造对移民态度方面的作用。有两个实质性问题推动了这项研究。第一，教育流动停滞或下降的经历是否会导致对移民的负面态度？第二，对移民的看法是否受父母（即出身地）和个人（即目的地）教育水平的相对重要性影响？我们利用欧洲社会调查（ESS）的六轮数据，评估向上、向下和停滞的代际教育流动如何在31个国家塑造对移民的态度。结果表明，教育向上流动可以缓解对移民的反感，但这在父母教育相关性较低的国家背景中更适用。换句话说，教育对于我们理解如何看待移民很重要，但其作用必须以考虑多代人的方式来界定。
