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Merlin Schaeffer

@mschaeffer.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen. I study how immigration transforms societies. Diversity | Integration | Discrimination | Misperceptions

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Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

(6/7) However, simply asking people about discrimination did increase their willingness to donate to minority support groups.

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Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

(5/7) We framed audit evidence in different ways: ✅ Credible (by 4 different researchers 🚫 Illegal (by 4 different lawyers) 😔 Harmful (by 4 different minority members) … but none of these framings changed people’s support for anti-discrimination policies!

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Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

(4/7) Correcting misperceptions, even when they underestimated discrimination, had no impact on policy support.

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Merlin Schaeffer @mschaeffer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

(3/7) Surprisingly, no! We found that most people already overestimate the extent of discrimination against Muslims in Denmark!

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