Effects of intergroup contact on Chinese off-farm migrants' attitudes to urban locals

Ingrid Nielsen; Jianjian Li; Jie Shen; Russell Smyth

Effects of intergroup contact on Chinese off-farm migrants' attitudes to urban locals

Ingrid Nielsen
, Jianjian Li
, Jie Shen
, Russell Smyth

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This study models the effects on attitudes and behavioral interaction of intergroup contact between minority-status off-farm migrants and majority-status local urban residents in urban China. Responses from a sample of 548 migrants to Fuzhou indicate positive effects of friendship contact on attitudes and positive effects of both friendship and non-friendship contact on behaviour. Results imply that while contact per se may improve intergroup functioning in urban China, it takes more intimate contact to translate improved intergroup functioning into improved intergroup relations in this urban setting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting Proceedings
Editors	George Solomon
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Academy of Management
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2007 - Philadelphia, United States of America Duration: 3 Aug 2007 → 8 Aug 2007 Conference number: 67th http://aom.org/Meetings/Past-Meetings/

Publication series

Name	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	0065-0668

Conference

Conference	Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2007
Abbreviated title	AoM 2007
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Philadelphia
Period	3/08/07 → 8/08/07
Other	Distinguished Executive Speaker: A.G. Lafley, CEO of Procter & Gamble
Internet address	http://aom.org/Meetings/Past-Meetings/

Keywords

Attitudes
Chinese off-farm migration
Intergroup contact

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Nielsen, I, Li, J, Shen, J & Smyth, R 2007, Effects of intergroup contact on Chinese off-farm migrants' attitudes to urban locals. in G Solomon (ed.), Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting Proceedings. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Academy of Management, USA, pp. 1-6, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2007, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, 3/08/07.

Effects of intergroup contact on Chinese off-farm migrants' attitudes to urban locals. / Nielsen, Ingrid; Li, Jianjian; Shen, Jie et al.
Academy of Management 2007 Annual Meeting Proceedings. ed. / George Solomon. USA: Academy of Management, 2007. p. 1-6 (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings).

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