Perceptions of Social Discrimination and Residential Segregation between North African Immigrants in Sicily and Black Citizens in Mississippi

Sicily and the State of Mississippi have similarities and differences; both have white and black people, but the latter are immigrants in Sicily and citizens in Mississippi. This paper aims to determine whether the perception of social and residential discrimination on the part of North-African immigrants living in Sicily and African Americans citizens of Mississippi (USA) is affected by: a) the specific contexts differently characterized in historical and socio-cultural terms, b) Self and Ingroup/Outgroup representations. The socio-cultural context in Sicily seems to be more functional to support social representation less characterized by social and residential discrimination.