Framing attitudes towards immigrants in Europe: When competition does not matter

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 999-1015

  Pardos Prado, Sergi ^a  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes to immigration; Ethnic threat; Left right preferences; Multilevel modelling; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EUROPE;

EID: 79960543853     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2011.572421     Document Type: Article

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