Shaping public perceptions of immigrants on welfare: The role of editorial pages of major US newspapers

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 47-62

  Yoo, Grace ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Newspaper publishing; Perception; Policy; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937346202     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330110789394     Document Type: Article

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