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Measuring attitudes towards immigration across countries with the ESS: potential problems of equivalence

Die Messung von Einstellungen zu Einwanderung in verschiedenen Ländern mit Hilfe des ESS: mögliche Äquivalenzprobleme
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This document is a part of the following document:
Methodological aspects in cross-national research

Rother, Nina

Corporate Editor
GESIS-ZUMA

Abstract

Die Verfasserin fragt nach der funktionalen Äquivalenz von Einstellungen zu Einwanderung in der international vergleichenden Forschung. Zur Gewinnung entsprechender empirischer Daten wurde in die erste Welle des European Social Survey (ESS) ein entsprechendes Modul integriert. Einstellungen zu Einwa... view more

Die Verfasserin fragt nach der funktionalen Äquivalenz von Einstellungen zu Einwanderung in der international vergleichenden Forschung. Zur Gewinnung entsprechender empirischer Daten wurde in die erste Welle des European Social Survey (ESS) ein entsprechendes Modul integriert. Einstellungen zu Einwanderung lassen sich jedoch nicht leicht messen und vor allem nur schwer interkulturell vergleichen, da die zu Grunde liegenden Konzepte zu Einwanderung und Einwanderern in verschiedenen Ländern unterschiedlich sind. Ein interkultureller Vergleich von Einstellungen zu Einwanderern ist daher nur möglich, wenn funktionale Äquivalenz besteht. Funktionale Äquivalenz von Daten kann durch drei Typen von Verzerrungen beeinflusst werden: Konstrukt-Bias, methodischer Bias, Item-Bias. Zur Untersuchung der funktionalen Äquivalenz der Einwanderungs-Items des ESS wird eine Sekundäranalyse von ESS-Daten durchgeführt. Es zeigt sich, dass für einige Maße des ESS keine funktionale Äquivalenz gegeben ist. Mögliche Lösungen werden angesprochen. (ICEÜbers)... view less


"This paper analyses the functional equivalence of attitudes towards immigration ininternationally comparative research. In order to provide a knowledge base on attitudes towards immigration in Europe, a special module was included in the ESS round 1. However, attitudes towards immigration are not e... view more

"This paper analyses the functional equivalence of attitudes towards immigration ininternationally comparative research. In order to provide a knowledge base on attitudes towards immigration in Europe, a special module was included in the ESS round 1. However, attitudes towards immigration are not easy to measure and especially difficult to compare across cultures as the underlying concepts of immigration and immigrants may vary across countries. Therefore a cross-cultural comparison of attitudes towards immigration can only be done when functional equivalence is given. Functional equivalence of data can be affected by three kinds of bias: construct bias, method bias and item bias. In order to analyse the functional equivalence of ESS immigration items, a secondary analysis of the ESS data was conducted. The results show that some of the ESS measures might not be regarded as functionally equivalent. Some possible solutions are outlined." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
measurement; attitude; immigration; intercultural comparison; Federal Republic of Germany; survey research; questionnaire; cultural factors; Great Britain; Italy; Luxembourg; Portugal

Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods

Method
empirical; quantitative empirical; basic research; development of methods

Collection Title
Methodological aspects in cross-national research

Editor
Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Jürgen H. P.; Harkness, Janet

Document language
English

Publication Year
2005

City
Mannheim

Page/Pages
p. 109-125

Series
ZUMA-Nachrichten Spezial, 11

ISBN
3-924220-29-8

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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