El fenómeno de las migraciones internacionalesuna perspectiva de estudio desde la psicología social y los valores culturales

Abstract

Immigration is one of the most controversial social issues debated nowadays. It is an undeniable fact that the phenomenon is lived in Europe with concern because of its consequences. People who live and coexist in Europe represent a huge cultural variety; social and cultural gaps that can affect the fundamental values of the western societies seem to be inevitable due to the dimensions of the current migration phenomenon. This thesis focuses on the relevance of cultural values to explain the acceptance or the immigrants rejection. The study we will prenset is based on the European Social Survey Questionnaire (2002) and the Portrait Values Questionnaire, (Schwartz, 1992, 2001). Finally, we emphasize the importance of cultural values -like Harmony or Egalitarianism- for any initiative or social policy aimed at reducing the problems around inmigration in the European context.