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題名 Taiwan citizens` views of China: What are the effects of cross-strait contacts?
作者 Wang, T.Y.;Cheng, Su-feng
鄭夙芬
貢獻者 選舉研究中心
關鍵詞 Taiwan; China; contact theory; cross-Strait relations
日期 2017-07
上傳時間 20-Jul-2017 16:55:22 (UTC+8)
摘要 Segregation has long been recognized as a source of ignorance which breeds negative feelings and hostility. This view maintains that interactions between members of different groups can foster social bonds and promote positive group relationship. Employing recently collected survey data, this study examines the effect of cross-Strait contacts on Taiwan citizens` negative views toward Chinese citizens and the Beijing government. The empirical results show that casual encounters have no effect on the island residents` general perception of China. Serious interactions in the form of friendship moderate their unfavorable feelings of Chinese citizens but have no effects on the perception of a hostile Beijing. Unless contacts can invoke true social bonds, frequent interactions do not have transformative effects on individuals` political views. The moderating effect of contacts at the personal level is not transferable to a political entity when the latter is perceived as a suppressing agent.
關聯 Journal of East Asian Studies, 17(2), 233-243
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jea.2017.4
dc.contributor 選舉研究中心
dc.creator (作者) Wang, T.Y.;Cheng, Su-fengen-US
dc.creator (作者) 鄭夙芬zh-tw
dc.date (日期) 2017-07
dc.date.accessioned 20-Jul-2017 16:55:22 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 20-Jul-2017 16:55:22 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 20-Jul-2017 16:55:22 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/111276-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Segregation has long been recognized as a source of ignorance which breeds negative feelings and hostility. This view maintains that interactions between members of different groups can foster social bonds and promote positive group relationship. Employing recently collected survey data, this study examines the effect of cross-Strait contacts on Taiwan citizens` negative views toward Chinese citizens and the Beijing government. The empirical results show that casual encounters have no effect on the island residents` general perception of China. Serious interactions in the form of friendship moderate their unfavorable feelings of Chinese citizens but have no effects on the perception of a hostile Beijing. Unless contacts can invoke true social bonds, frequent interactions do not have transformative effects on individuals` political views. The moderating effect of contacts at the personal level is not transferable to a political entity when the latter is perceived as a suppressing agent.
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dc.relation (關聯) Journal of East Asian Studies, 17(2), 233-243
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Taiwan; China; contact theory; cross-Strait relations
dc.title (題名) Taiwan citizens` views of China: What are the effects of cross-strait contacts?en-US
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1017/jea.2017.4
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jea.2017.4