Media Exposure and Attitudes towards Immigrants

Despite evidences of the media?s infl uence on shaping the attitudes of the Spanish population towards the immigrant community, survey indicators have seldom been designed to explain the relationship between media coverage of immigrants and the attitudes of native towards this phenomenon. Using a sa...

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Main Author: Álvarez-Gálvez Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_145_01_ENGLISH1389610984469.pdf
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Summary:Despite evidences of the media?s infl uence on shaping the attitudes of the Spanish population towards the immigrant community, survey indicators have seldom been designed to explain the relationship between media coverage of immigrants and the attitudes of native towards this phenomenon. Using a sample of students, we examined the validity of different types of indicators used to measure the frequency of media consumption, the recall of news regarding immigration and the degree of media credibility in order to explain racist and xenophobic attitudes. Results reveal a clear association between the news media and native group attitudes towards immigration, thus demonstrating the usefulness of these indicators.
ISSN:0210-5233
1988-5903