Xenophobia
Xenophobia
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Definition of Xenophobia
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Xenophobia: An individual's irrational and obsessive hatred of people perceived as different and foreign. Related to the concepts of racism and ethnocentrism. All of these can be overcome by the study of the social sciences and coming to appreciate the ideas of culture and social structure as tools for understanding ourselves and others.
Xenophobia: Resources
Notes and References
Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Xenophobia. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada