Democratic Systems Increase Outgroup Tolerance Through Opinion Sharing and Voting: An International Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Democracy may contribute to friendly attitudes and positive attitudes toward outgroups (i.e., outgroup tolerance) because members of democratic societies learn to exercise their rights (i.e., cast a vote) and, in the process, listen to different opinions. Study 1 was a survey study with representative samples from 33 countries (N = 45,070, 53.6% female) and it showed a positive association between the levels of democracy and outgroup tolerance after controlling for gender, age and the rate of immigrants influx from 2010 to 2013. Study 1 demonstrated that members in countries with higher political participation and civil liberty showed greater tolerance toward immigrants. In Study 2, we conducted an experimental study in Taiwan (N = 93, 67.7% female) to further examine two pot

SUBMITTER: Hu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6243584 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature