The Interactive Acculturation Model was recently proposed to better account for relations between immigrant and dominant host majority members depending on their respective acculturation orientations. The Host Community Acculturation Scale (HCAS) was used to measure the following five acculturation orientations toward “valued” and “devalued” immigrants: integrationism, assimilationism, segregationism, exclusionism, and individualism. Results obtained with Quebecois francophone host majority members (N = 637) showed that integrationism and individualism were the preferred orientations, whereas assimilationism, segregationism, and exclusionism were least endorsed. However, integrationism and individualism were more strongly endorsed for “valued” than “devalued” immigrants, whereas assimilationism, segregationism, and exclusionism were more strongly endorsed for “devalued” than “valued” immigrants. Degree of contact with immigrants was not related with the acculturation orientations of host majority francophones. The five acculturation orientations were clearly distinguished by the psychological profiles of respondents, thus confirming the construct validity of the HCAS scale.
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