Just could not go pass it: it totally expresses what I was thinking about for a long time:
"When survival is uncertain, cultural diversity
seems threatening. When there isn't
"enough to go around," foreigners are seen
as dangerous outsider who may take away
one's sustenance. People cling to traditional
gender roles and sexual norms, and emphasize
absolute rules and familiar norms in an
attempt to maximize predictability in an uncertain
world. Conversely, when survival begins
to be taken for granted, ethnic and cultural
diversity become increasingly acceptable—
indeed, beyond a certain point, diversity
is not only tolerated, il may be positively
valued because it is interesting and stimulating." ({Inglehart, 2000 #26})


Inglehart, R. and Baker, W. E. (2000) MODERNIZATION, CULTURAL CHANGE, AND THE PERSISTENCE OF TRADITIONAL VALUES, American Sociological Review, 65(1), pp. 19-51.