Contemporary Immigration – Psychological Perspectives to Address Challenges and…

Contemporary ImmigrationPsychological Perspectives to Address Challenges and Inform Solutions\nAuthor(s): Fathali M. Moghaddam, Margaret J. Hendricks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychological Association, United States\nImprint: American Psychological Association\nISBN-13: 9781433836275, 978-1433836275\nSynopsis\nThere were around 28 million international migrants throughout the world in 2 2 , nearly 4% of the global population. In the decades to come, thanks to ongoing conflict, violence, political instability and the effects of climate change, these numbers will only rise.\n\nThis book adopts a broad perspective of psychological science, encompassing both causal and normative behavior, to explore topics related to immigration including gentrification, amp quot crimmigration, amp quot and trust between immigrants and host-society authorities.\n\nTo some, immigrants represent a threat to the established population's jobs, standard of living, communities, culture, langu.