The effect of television viewing on ethnic prejudice against immigrants: A study in the Italian context

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-52

  Gattino, Silvia ^a   Tartaglia, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Educational level; Ethnic prejudice; Structural equation modeling; Television consumption; Television contents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922706945     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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