Factors affecting Canadians' attitudes toward immigration and immigrants: A quantitative study of differences in attitude definitions

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dc.contributor.authorHu, Jingtong
dc.contributor.supervisorGray, Garry
dc.contributor.supervisorZhou, Min
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-19T20:21:10Z
dc.date.available2025-08-19T20:21:10Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Sociology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts MA
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the factors shaping Canadians' attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy in the context of shifting global immigration patterns. This research used data from the Canadian sample of the seventh wave of the World Values Survey. By employing quantitative methods, this study investigates how social demographic characteristics, geographical considerations, religion, social capital, social integration and boundary perception, political ideology, economic competition, and personality traits influence two distinct yet interrelated attitudes. A key finding is that participation in social organizations exerts opposite effects on the acceptance of immigrants and support for immigration policies, highlighting that social capital could have different cognitive pathways for interpersonal openness versus institutional preferences. This study reveals clear cognitive differences between the two attitudes through systematic and empirical analyses, offering more precise insights for immigration studies.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22620
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Web
dc.subjectImmigrants
dc.subjectImmigration
dc.subjectAttitudes
dc.subjectCanadian public opinions
dc.titleFactors affecting Canadians' attitudes toward immigration and immigrants: A quantitative study of differences in attitude definitions
dc.typeThesis

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