Lindeboom, Willem Karst (2020) DRACHTEN: THE PLACE TO BE? Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Worldwide, more than 70 million refugees flee from an unsafe situation and seek asylum. In the Netherlands, there has been a lot of discussion about asylum seekers. This qualitative study, conducted among citizens of Drachten, investigates the reasons behind their attitude towards asylum seekers. Culture explains their behaviour to a great extent by means of taught norms and values. According to literature there is a strong identification with nationality related to a less accepting attitude towards asylum seekers. Frisians in this study described a strong sense of belonging, which could result in othering of the asylum seekers. Furthermore, is prejudice a cause of excluding attitudes towards asylum seekers. Prejudice is softened when people familiarize themselves with different cultures. Moreover, interaction with minorities positively influenced their attitude towards asylum seekers, in line with Allports' contact theory. All in all, these factors mainly explained the attitudes of citizens from Drachten towards asylum seekers. One with a sense of belonging towards asylum seekers is more likely to take responsibility in the integration process of asylum seekers.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Adaawen, S.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2020 07:41 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2020 07:41 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3253 |
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