Explaining time trends in public opinion: Attitudes towards immigration and immigrants

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-99

  Wilkes, Rima ^a   Corrigall Brown, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

age period cohort analysis; attitudes; immigrants; immigration; multi level analysis; public opinion

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TREND ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 79251514620     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715210379460     Document Type: Article

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