{"product_id":"new-immigrants-and-democratic-society-minority-integration-in-western-democracies-hardcover","title":"New Immigrants and Democratic Society: Minority Integration in Western Democracies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Hoskin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarilyn Hoskin explores the sources and directions of public opinion toward new immigrants in four Western democracies. In her examination of popular theories about why citizens are hostile to foreigners, she concludes that virtually none of these theories are supported by empirical observations. Hoskin then illustrates the similarities between reactions to immigrants in American and European nations, concluding that acceptance and integration are functions of attitude rather than geography, national history, or economic context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins with an overview of the cross-national dimensions of immigration and a comparison of the official and unofficial policies which have developed in the four nations included in the study. It then investigates factors which represent directed, popularized theories of why members of the mass public react in the way they do to immigrants. Hoskins devotes separate chapters to the validity of such theories. The concluding chapter returns to the original question raised in the overview, namely whether general or specific contextual factors are instrumental in shaping how mass publics respond to foreigners in their societies. Concluding with suggestions for reconciling policy and process related to this important sociopolitical issue, this work will be of interest to college audiences teaching or studying American, international, and comparative politics, as well as sociology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARILYN HOSKIN is Professor of Political Science and Dean of Natural and Social Sciences at the State University of New York, College at Buffalo. In the course of developing the expertise and research for this book, she spent a year in Germany. Subsequently, she wrote and published papers in \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Migration\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributed several chapters to edited volumes on migration topics. Hoskin also coedited the book \u003ci\u003eEducation for Democratic Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67593318170726,"sku":"9780275940041","price":156.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/wKLDifHNkc9780275940041.webp?v=1790776289","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/new-immigrants-and-democratic-society-minority-integration-in-western-democracies-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}