Intraregional Migration in Latin America

Vanessa Smith-Castro earned her PhD in Social Psychology from Philipps-Universit amp auml t Marburg (Germany). She is full professor​ at the Institute for Psychological Research of the University of Costa Rica. Her research interests are social cognition​, intergroup relations, acculturation, and the social psychology of health. David Sirlop amp uacute  is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Psychology at Universidad del Desarollo (Concepci amp oacute n, Chile). His research interests are intergroup relations and acculturation processes of Latina America immigrants and majority society. He also conducts research involving respect as recognition in minority groups, and subjective well-being in children and adolescents.Anja Eller ( 974-2 9) was professor of Social Psychology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She was broadly interested intergroup relations, intergroup contact, identity and categorization, and embarrassment. H amp uuml seyin amp Ccedil akal holds an MSc in Sociology from the University of Manchester and a DPhil in Social Psychology from the University of Oxford. He is a lecturer in Psychology at the University of Keele. His research investigates intergroup contact, social identity processes, collective action, and mental health among severely disadvantaged communities.

• ForewordThomas F. PettigrewIntroduction: Intraregional Migration in Latin America From a Psychological PerspectiveVanessa Smith-Castro, David Sirlop amp uacute , Anja Eller, and H amp uuml seyin amp Ccedil akalPart I. Intercultural Contact and Acculturation Chapter . South-South Migration in Chile: Well-Being and Intergroup Relations Between Latin-American Immigrants and Host Society MembersMar amp iacute a Jos amp eacute Mera-Lemp, Gonzalo Mart amp iacute nez-Zelaya, Marian Bilbao, and Aracely OrellanaChapter 2. Acculturation Strategies and Multicultural Identity in Bolivia: Influences of a Plural SocietyEric Roth and Adriana M amp eacute ndezChapter 3. Acculturation in International Students in Argentina: Factors That Predict AdaptationAlejandro Castro Solano and Mar amp iacute a Laura Lupano PeruginiChapter 4. My Home, My Rules: Costa Rican Attitudes Toward Immigrants and ImmigrationVanessa Smith-Castro, Eugenia Gallardo-Allen, and Mauricio Molina-DelgadoPart II. Intergroup Relations and Social Change Chapter 5. Exploring Discrimination and Prejudice in Education: Contributions From Social Psychology to the Immigrant Phenomenon in ChileNatalia Salas, Dante Castillo, David Huepe, Luis Eduardo Thayer Correa, and Felipe KongChapter . Disadvantage, Contact, and Health Among Indigenous People in Mexico and ChileAnja Eller, H amp uuml seyin amp Ccedil akal, and David Sirlop amp uacute Chapter 7.  Socio-Ideological Beliefs and Perspective Taking Versus the Two-Headed Dragon:  A Latin American Prejudice Story, as Told in ArgentinaCarlos M. D amp iacute az-L amp aacute zaro, Jerem amp iacute as D. Tosi, Luz M. Castro, and Carolina E. Borgeat-LinaresChapter 8. amp quot What Brings Us Together and Sets Us Apart amp quot : Regional Identities and Intergroup Relations as the Basis of Peruvian National Identity in Samples from Ayacucho and LimaRosa Mar amp iacute a Cueto, Agust amp iacute n Espinosa, and Harry LewisChapter 9. amp ldquo They Are Close to Us, but We Are So Different From Them amp rdquo : Prejudice Toward Immigrants and Indigenous Peoples in BrazilValdiney V. Gouveia, Rafaella C. R. Ara amp uacute jo, and Taciano L. MilfontConclusion: Implications for Future ResearchVanessa Smith-Castro, David Sirlop amp uacute , Anja Eller, and H amp uuml seyin amp Ccedil akal