The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel

Abstract: 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 hospita.... https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3109

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: The burden of history(?): Remembering the Holocaust and Attitudes toward Asylum Seekers in Israel ; volume:12 ; day:29 ; month:05 ; year:2018 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 12 (29.05.2018)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Ariely, Gal

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.4119/ijcv-3109
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020062211104313377856
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:50 MESZ