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Germans or Foreigners?
. Ed(S): Alba, R; Schmidt, Dr P; Wasmer, M
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Paperback. Is Germany still the "ethnic nation" par excellence? This book, drawing on some of the most extensive attitudinal data about immigrant and ethnic minorities ever collected there, reveals a far more complicated picture, which simultaneously confounds and confirms this long-standing characterization. Editor(s): Alba, R; Schmidt, Dr P; Wasmer, M. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFC; JFSL; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
This book examines contemporary attitudes towards ethnic minorities in Germany. These minorities include some of immigrant origin, such as Italians, Turks, and asylum seekers, and the principal non-immigrant minority, Jews. While the findings demonstrate that intense prejudice against minorities is not widespread among Germans, many of whom in fact can be considered immigrant- and minority-friendly, a crystallization of attitudes is also evident: that is, attitudes towards immigrants are strongly correlated with anti-Semitism and with other worldview dimensions, such as positioning in the left-right political spectrum. In this sense, the fundamental question of whether immigrants and other minorities should be regarded ... Read more
This book examines contemporary attitudes towards ethnic minorities in Germany. These minorities include some of immigrant origin, such as Italians, Turks, and asylum seekers, and the principal non-immigrant minority, Jews. While the findings demonstrate that intense prejudice against minorities is not widespread among Germans, many of whom in fact can be considered immigrant- and minority-friendly, a crystallization of attitudes is also evident: that is, attitudes towards immigrants are strongly correlated with anti-Semitism and with other worldview dimensions, such as positioning in the left-right political spectrum. In this sense, the fundamental question of whether immigrants and other minorities should be regarded ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Series
Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349527700
SKU
V9781349527700
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About . Ed(S): Alba, R; Schmidt, Dr P; Wasmer, M
STEFAN BENDER Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt, Nurnberg, Germany WERNER BERGMAN Center for Anti-Semitism Research, Technical University, Berlin, Germany FERDINAND BOLTKEN German Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Berlin, Germany RAINER ERB Center for Anti-Semitism Research, Technical University, Berlin, Germany ARIBERT HAYDER Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen (ZUMA), Mannheim, Germany JURGEN H.P. HOFFMEYER-ZLOTNIK Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen (ZUMA), ... Read more
Reviews for Germans or Foreigners?
"Alba, Schmidt and Wasmer have assembled an impressive group of well-informed authors whose contributions provide much-needed insight and clarification about the situation in which ethnic minorities find themselves in post-reunification Germany. Combining statistical evidence with in-depth qualitative analysis, this volume is an excellent example of how scholarship can be relevant ... Read more