Regional differences matter: Examining the dual influence of the regional size of the immigrant population on derogation of immigrants in Europe

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 153-173

  Schlueter, Elmar ^a   Wagner, Ulrich ^b  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative research; European Social Survey; Group threat; Intergroup contact; Multilevel structural equation modeling; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC CONFLICT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MODELING; POPULATION SIZE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 43149105965     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020815207088910     Document Type: Article

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