White public opinion toward undocumented immigrants: Threat and interpersonal environment

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-58

  Berg, Justin Allen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Immigration; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849121528     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2009.52.1.39     Document Type: Article

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