| Germans or Foreigners? Attitudes Toward Ethnic Minorities in Post-Reunification Germany 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Alba, R. (Editor), Schmidt, P. (Editor), Wasmer, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403963789 ISBN-13: 9781403963789 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: 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 as fellow citizens or ethnic outsiders remains relevant in the German context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 2003051737 |
| Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.66" W x 8" (1.03 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: 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 as fellow citizens or ethnic outsiders remains relevant in the German context. |