nativism
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm/
- Offensive
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nativismo
- In the United States, nativism often manifests as a preference for policies that support native-born citizens over immigrants.
- American nativism
- anti-nativism
- nativism and racism
That's right into what we've been talking about, urban sociology, quote, feeling at home and nativism.
- That's right into what we've been talking about, urban sociology, quote, feeling at home and nativism.
Examples
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Such "semi-racial" nativism shaped the AFL's politics and led to the exclusion of new immigrants from many unions.
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The too-easy resort to racism, prejudice, or nativism as explanatory principles militates against the adequacy of analysis, moral and otherwise.
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In American political culture, nativism will be put on the run, at least for a while.
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The first significant historical studies of immigration law, however, centered around the politics of nativism.
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That's the closest the U.S. has ever come to having nativism dominate the political scene.
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Indeed, current research is indebted to earlier scholars interested in nativism and the legislative history of immigration policy.
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In fact, traditional nativism endured and played a significant role in the repeal debate.
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The new American nativism has not deterred Hispanics from seeking a new and better life in the American South.
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Wilson was genuinely opposed to nativism, and he viewed the unions' position as merely selfish interest, which he could not tolerate.
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Asian immigrants were the targets of anti-immigrant nativism and restrictive immigration legislation during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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7.0
An unfair dislike of people from other groups like different races or religions
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8.9
A strong dislike or fear of people from other countries
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9.9
The idea that one group is better than others and should control them
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8.8
Thinking your own culture is better than other cultures
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9.8
A belief that your own culture is better and used to judge other cultures
Thinking your own culture is better than other cultures
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.2
The belief that all people belong to one world community and should accept other cultures
How Exclusionary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nativism comes from the English word native, which comes from the Latin natus meaning 'born', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of people or culture who were 'born' in a place. That's why nativism today often means favoring local people or traditions over outsiders.