How "undocumented workers" and "illegal aliens" affect prejudice toward Mexican immigrants

Social Influence

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-132

  Pearson, Matthew R ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Immigrants; Instrumental model of group conflict; Integrated threat theory; Prejudice; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951594809     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534511003593679     Document Type: Article

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