It is the eyes and not the size that matter: The real and the perceived size of immigrant populations and anti-immigrant prejudice in Western Europe

European Societies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 559-582

  Strabac, Zan ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education; Immigrants; Immigration; Knowledge; Prejudice; Size; Size perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051955283     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616696.2010.550631     Document Type: Article

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