@article{ART003258036},
author={KIM EUNMI},
title={A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea},
journal={The Journal of Multicultural Society},
issn={2005-2553},
year={2025},
volume={18},
number={3},
pages={5-36}
TY - JOUR
AU - KIM EUNMI
TI - A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea
JO - The Journal of Multicultural Society
PY - 2025
VL - 18
IS - 3
PB - Research Institute of Asian Women
SP - 5
EP - 36
SN - 2005-2553
AB - In recent years, public discourse on fairness has expanded in Korean society. However, existing discussions have mainly focused on generational, class, and gender inequalities, while little empirical attention has been paid to how perceptions of discrimination against immigrants shape perceptions of social fairness. Given that Korea has long developed its fairness norms within a monocultural context, it is crucial to examine how discrimination against a newly emerging social group—immigrants—affects fairness perceptions during the transition to a multicultural society. Perceived discrimination serves as a social signal that challenges the legitimacy of social norms and the rationality of institutional operations. When people believe that certain groups are treated unequally, they tend to view society’s procedural fairness as weakened. Drawing on procedural justice theory, this study empirically analyzes how perceptions of discrimination against immigrants influence perceptions of social and institutional fairness. The results indicate that general perceptions of discrimination negatively affect both dimensions of fairness. Perceived discrimination in social treatment and media representation also reduced both social and institutional fairness, while perceived discrimination in schools and workplaces significantly decreased institutional fairness. This study extends the discussion of procedural justice from the organizational to the societal level and provides empirical insights into how the meaning of fairness is being reconstructed in a multicultural context.
KW - social fairness;procedural fairness;immigrant discrimination;social integration
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KIM EUNMI. (2025). A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society, 18(3), 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. 2025, "A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea", The Journal of Multicultural Society, vol.18, no.3 pp.5-36.
KIM EUNMI "A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 18.3 pp.5-36 (2025) : 5.
KIM EUNMI. A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea. 2025; 18(3), 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. "A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 18, no.3 (2025) : 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society, 18(3), 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea. The Journal of Multicultural Society. 2025; 18(3) 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea. 2025; 18(3), 5-36.
KIM EUNMI. "A Study on the Effect of Perceived Discrimination Against Immigrants on Public Perceptions of Fairness in Korea" The Journal of Multicultural Society 18, no.3 (2025) : 5-36.
