Ethnic prejudice and discrimination in Europe
This article provides an introduction to research on European prejudice and discrimination. First, we list the distinctive characteristics of a European perspective and provide a short sketch of European immigration and ethnic groups. Europe has become a multicultural community. Nevertheless, public...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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Journal of social issues
Year: 2008, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 233-251 |
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| Summary: | This article provides an introduction to research on European prejudice and discrimination. First, we list the distinctive characteristics of a European perspective and provide a short sketch of European immigration and ethnic groups. Europe has become a multicultural community. Nevertheless, public opinion and the continent's politics often do not reflect this empirical fact. Prejudice and discrimination directed at immigrants are a widespread phenomena across Europe. Several cross-European surveys support this conclusion, although theoretically driven surveys on prejudice and discrimination in Europe remain rare. Cross-European research studies classical and modern theories of prejudice and discrimination and attempts to uncover the psychological mechanisms that explain individual readiness to exclude ethnic groups. A brief sketch of recent European research is presented. This issue offers both important cross-national perspectives as well as needed comparisons with the more studied case of racial prejudice and discrimination in the United States. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 248-250 |
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| ISSN: | 1540-4560 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00559.x |
