American Attitudes toward Immigrants and Immigration Policy.

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Sobczak examines the impact of local structural conditions on Americans? attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy. Results indicate social structure strongly predicts views of immigration policy, while shaping views of immigrants indirectly. Contrary to expectations, more favorable views o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sobczak, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010.
Series:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Immigrants > United States > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Immigrants > Public opinion
Public opinion
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > Public opinion.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale > Opinion publique.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Immigration and the American Response; CHAPTER 2 Theoretical Framework: Social Structure, Group Threat, Racism, & Self-Interest; CHAPTER 3 Conceptualization and Measurement in Prior Research; CHAPTER 4 Data and Methods; CHAPTER 5 Assessing the Direct Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States; CHAPTER 6 Assessing the Effects of Social Psychological Factors on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United States.
  • CHAPTER 7 Assessing the Total Effects of Social Structure on Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Immigration in the United StatesCHAPTER 8 Conclusion; APPENDIX AAddressing Collinearity Issues; REFERENCES; INDEX.

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