Título: XENOPHOBIC THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES OF THE URBAN POPULATION OF DE CITY OF IBARRA TOWARDS VENEZUELAN IMMIGRANTS

Autor(es): BENITEZ BASTIDAS NHORA MAGDALENA, GUZMAN TORRES CRISTIAN EDUARDO, POSSO ASTUDILLO ANGELA MIKAELA, POSSO YEPEZ MIGUEL ANGEL

Fecha de publicación: 27-may-2020

Resumen: In recent years, due to crisis in Venezuela, Ecuador has become for Venezuelan immigrants not only a destination but also a point of transiting onward to countries in the south of the continent. In light of this challenge, the objective of the investigation is to determine the relationship that exists between the variable xenophobic thoughts and attitudes of the urban population of the city of Ibarra, with these variables: gender, ethnic self-definition, nationality, religion, Ibarra citizens’ academic level, and contact or relationship with Venezuelan citizens. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study, in which a correlational and descriptive design was utilized. The universe studied was the 90,919 people over 18 years of age living in the urban area of the city of Ibarra, from this universe a survey was applied to a representative sample of 1094 people. By using the Chi Square hypothesis test, it was found that there is no relationship between xenophobic thoughts and gender, religion or with the nationality of the respondents (p> .05); in contrast, with regard to ethnicity, academic level, and contact with Venezuelans, it was found a relationship (p <.05), although it was very moderate. It is concluded that, xenophobic thoughts and attitudes towards Venezuelans can be found in the population from the city of Ibarra in different forms and measures.

Palabras clave: Immigrants, Venezuelans, Ibarra, xenophobic thoughts, xenophobic attitudes.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2020.05.25

ISSN: 2357-1330

Tipo publicación: Artículo