The bachelor thesis examines the phenomenon of anti-pluralist norm reductions – the phenomenon that Germans, who self-identify as believing in ostensibly universalist norms, actually contradict these very norms when they are applied to Muslim minorities in Germany. By analyzing data from the German social cohesion panel from 2022 and 2023 using a logistic regression model, the study investigates the factors and variables that contribute to the probability that the universalist norms in question will be reduced. The theoretical dimension of this study is grounded in an examination of cognitive dissonance among populations due to so-called democratic antinomies, a consideration of Germany’s context as a post-migration society, as well as theory surrounding anti-Muslim racism. The research conducted here predicts average effects as well as probabilities to examine the effect of two key factors: anti-Muslim bias and pluralism aversion. Standard-demographic variables include education, gender, age and net income. While anti-Muslim bias and plurality aversion were both found to have a clear positive effect on the probability of anti-pluralist norm reduction, the effects of the standard-demographic variables showed much more ambiguity. The only variable that proves robust across different models is education, with more education having a negative effect on the probability that universalist norms will be contradicted in the context of opinions regarding Muslim minorities. Keywords: anti-Muslim racism, aversion of pluralism, social norms, universalism social psychology, democratic theory, logistic regression, German SCP

Bachelor (oder äquivalent)
Autor/in: Hildebrandt, Lou
Institution:: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Erscheinungsort: Berlin

FGZ-Dataset:
German Social Cohesion Panel 2021 – Anchor Persons, SCP 2021_1 (Anchor)
German Social Cohesion Panel 2021/22 – Wave 1, SCP 2021/22 Wave 1
German Social Cohesion Panel 2021/2022 - Wave 1-2, SCP 2021-22 W1-2