Abstract
This study aims to explore women’s emotion and attitudes toward refugees and aslyum seekers. Using qualitative methodology, individual interviews with 12 adult women and 1 man were conducted. Findings showed that women participants’ emotions were expressed as sympathy for or anxiety with refugees. Second, as the value of refugee acceptance, they argued that it is an international obligation and using the criteria for acceptance is a discriminatory concept in itself. Third, as beliefs about refugee acceptance, some women participants raised concerns about Muslims or others countered prevailing prejudices against them. Fourth, diverse opinions were presented regarding the relationship between being a woman and attitude towards refugee acceptance. Lastly, their attitudes towards refugee acceptance ranged from being supportive, conditionally supportive to opposing. Based on these findings, this study provided implications for relevant discussion and potential roles of the media, government, and academia in addressing these issues.
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