Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland

The present study aims to find out the nature and effect of everyday prejudice and discrimination in Iceland. The sample consisted of 89 participants, 72 of whom were of foreign origin while the remaining 17 were Icelandic. A recording form was constructed where 15 examples of disrespectful behavior...

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Main Author: Pétursdóttir, Guðrún
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
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Online Access:https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3752
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description The present study aims to find out the nature and effect of everyday prejudice and discrimination in Iceland. The sample consisted of 89 participants, 72 of whom were of foreign origin while the remaining 17 were Icelandic. A recording form was constructed where 15 examples of disrespectful behavior were listed. Over a period of two weeks, the participants were asked to indicate each day whether they had experienced one of the examples that day, where it happened, and how it made them feel. The findings suggested a significant difference between the Icelandic and nonIcelandic samples in terms of perceived prejudice and discrimination. The feelings experienced by different participants in similar situations are similar, independent of origin. Markmið rannsóknarinnar er að kanna að hve miklu leyti fólk af erlendum uppruna upplifir dulda fordóma og mismunun á Íslandi, hvar slík upplifun á sér helst stað og hvaða áhrif hún hefur á þá sem fyrir henni verða. Skráningarblöðum var dreift til 200 einstaklinga sem höfðu fengið lýsingu á verkefninu og samþykkt þátttöku. Af þeim skiluðu sér svör 89 þátttakenda, 72 af erlendum uppruna og 17 Íslendinga. Á skráningarblaðinu voru talin upp 15 dæmi um niðurlægjandi og fordómafulla framkomu. Þátttakendur voru beðnir um að fara yfir þessi dæmi á hverjum degi í tvær vikur og merkja við ef þeir upplifðu eitthvað af þeim þann daginn, hvar upplifunin átti sér stað og hvaða orð lýsti best líðan þeirra á þeirri stundu. Niðurstöðurnar gefa til kynna marktækan mun á milli íslenskra þátttakenda og fólks af erlendum uppruna. Hátt hlutfall þátttakenda af erlendum uppruna, eða 93%, upplifði einu sinni eða oftar fordómafulla hegðun gagnvart sér á fjórtán daga tímabili. Líðan þátttakenda við sambærilegar aðstæður var sambærileg, óháð þjóðerni.
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3752 2025-01-16T22:36:00+00:00 Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland Birtingarmyndir dulinna fordóma og mismunun í garð innflytjenda á Íslandi Pétursdóttir, Guðrún 2023-10-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3752 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3752/2333 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3752 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Issue of 2013; 27-38 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 4 Nr. 1 (2013): Árshefti 2013; 27-38 Innflytjendur duldir fordómar mismunun Immigrants hidden prejudice discrimination info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-18T22:54:52Z The present study aims to find out the nature and effect of everyday prejudice and discrimination in Iceland. The sample consisted of 89 participants, 72 of whom were of foreign origin while the remaining 17 were Icelandic. A recording form was constructed where 15 examples of disrespectful behavior were listed. Over a period of two weeks, the participants were asked to indicate each day whether they had experienced one of the examples that day, where it happened, and how it made them feel. The findings suggested a significant difference between the Icelandic and nonIcelandic samples in terms of perceived prejudice and discrimination. The feelings experienced by different participants in similar situations are similar, independent of origin. Markmið rannsóknarinnar er að kanna að hve miklu leyti fólk af erlendum uppruna upplifir dulda fordóma og mismunun á Íslandi, hvar slík upplifun á sér helst stað og hvaða áhrif hún hefur á þá sem fyrir henni verða. Skráningarblöðum var dreift til 200 einstaklinga sem höfðu fengið lýsingu á verkefninu og samþykkt þátttöku. Af þeim skiluðu sér svör 89 þátttakenda, 72 af erlendum uppruna og 17 Íslendinga. Á skráningarblaðinu voru talin upp 15 dæmi um niðurlægjandi og fordómafulla framkomu. Þátttakendur voru beðnir um að fara yfir þessi dæmi á hverjum degi í tvær vikur og merkja við ef þeir upplifðu eitthvað af þeim þann daginn, hvar upplifunin átti sér stað og hvaða orð lýsti best líðan þeirra á þeirri stundu. Niðurstöðurnar gefa til kynna marktækan mun á milli íslenskra þátttakenda og fólks af erlendum uppruna. Hátt hlutfall þátttakenda af erlendum uppruna, eða 93%, upplifði einu sinni eða oftar fordómafulla hegðun gagnvart sér á fjórtán daga tímabili. Líðan þátttakenda við sambærilegar aðstæður var sambærileg, óháð þjóðerni. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals
spellingShingle Innflytjendur
duldir fordómar
mismunun
Immigrants
hidden prejudice
discrimination
Pétursdóttir, Guðrún
Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title_full Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title_fullStr Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title_full_unstemmed Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title_short Manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in Iceland
title_sort manifestations of hidden prejudice and discrimination towards immigrants in iceland
topic Innflytjendur
duldir fordómar
mismunun
Immigrants
hidden prejudice
discrimination
topic_facet Innflytjendur
duldir fordómar
mismunun
Immigrants
hidden prejudice
discrimination
url https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3752