Pollution and social exclusion: From the perspective of pathogen avoidance and religiosity

• Kitamura Hideya

  Toyo University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 穢れと社会的排斥——感染忌避と宗教心の観点から——

Abstract

This article highlights the social concept of pollution or impurity and its use as a justification for discrimination and exclusion. First, the history of the concept of pollution is reviewed. Second, a development of two scales measuring the tendency towards pollution related thoughts, the Purity Orientation–Pollution Avoidance (POPA) Scale and the Avoidance of Resentment Scale (ARS), is explained. Third, an experimental study using these scales is introduced. Then, the relationships between four purity/pollution factors and exclusive behaviors were investigated using structural equation modelling. The results revealed that the pollution avoidance tendency enhances anxious feeling towards immigrants, but this relationship is mediated by a type of belief that “natural things are the best,” which stems from pollution avoidance motivation. Finally, this article summarizes how the concept of pollution can cause discriminations and exclusions, and discusses solutions for the problem.

Journal

• Emotion Studies

  Emotion Studies 7 (1), 4-12, 2021-12-30

  Japan Society for Research on Emotions

Keywords

• Purity Orientation-Pollution Avoidance (POPA)
• avoidance of resentment
• religiosity
• exclusion
• discrimination

Details

• CRID: 1390009294951602816
• NII Article ID: 130008141237
• DOI: 10.20797/ems.7.1_4
• ISSN: 21897425
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed