The psychosocial perspective on immigration: an introduction ( La perspectiva psicosocial de la inmigración: una introducción )

Abstract

In recent decades, there have been an increasing number of notable contributions from social psychology to the study of immigration, one of the major social problems and challenges of the twenty-first century with important consequences for both the displaced persons and the host societies. Social psychology has studied immigration using a classic majority-minority paradigm, considering the host societies’ view of immigrants and the immigrants’ own standpoints. This monograph brings together studies from both perspectives, applying different theoretical and methodological approaches and examining priority avenues of research in the adult and adolescent population in different countries and settings.