Majority acculturation orientations toward "valued" and "devalued" immigrants

The Interactive Acculturation Model was recently proposed to better account for relations between immigrant and dominant host majority members dependi ng on their respective acculturation orientations. The Host Community Accul turation Scale (FICAS) was used to measure the following five acculturation orientations toward "valued" and "devalued" immigrants: integrationism. as similationism, segregationism. exclusionism, and individualism. Results obt ained with Quebecois francophone host majority members (N = 637) showed tha t integrationism and individualism were the preferred orientations, whereas assimilationism, segregationism, and exclusionism were least endorsed. How ever. integrationism and individualism were more strongly endorsed for "val ued" than "devalued" immigrants, whereas assimilationism, segregationism, a nd exclusionism were more strongly endorsed for "devalued" than "valued" im migrants. Degree of contact with immigrants was not related with the accult uration orientations of host majority francophones. The five acculturation orientations were clearly distinguished by the psychological profiles of re spondents, thus confirming the construct validity of the FICAS scale.