TY  - JOUR
AB  - Two connected studies examine how universalist and particularist views of the Holocaust influence Israeli Jews’ attitudes toward asylum seekers. Study 1 (N = 500) investigated the degree to which universalist and particularist perceptions of the “lessons” of the Holocaust correlate with exclusionist views toward asylum seekers. It was found that a universalist perception of the “lessons” of the Holocaust was negatively related to exclusionist attitudes, and a particularist perception positively related to exclusionist attitudes—even after controlling for religiosity and political affiliation. Study 2 comprised three survey experiments (N = 298, 280, and 320, respectively) investigating whether presentation of universalist versus particularist texts about the Holocaust would impact exclusionist attitudes. It was found that exposure to a universalist text reduced negative attitudes toward asylum seekers and increased support for treating wounded Syrians in Israeli hospitals. Exposure to a particularist did not increase exclusionist attitudes.
DA  - 2018-05-29
DO  - 10.4119/ijcv-3109
LA  - eng
PY  - 2018-05-29
SN  - 1864-1385
T2  - International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV)
TI  - The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-3109
Y2  - 2024-11-22T11:48:31
ER  -