Attitudes Toward Immigrants and Multiculturalism in Contemporary America: The Role of Foreign Language Fluency

Drawing from sociological research seeking to explain variation in attitudes toward immigrants and immigration policy, it is found that knowledge and proficiency in a language other than English is associated with more favorable views towards immigrants and towards multiculturalism in contemporary A...

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Main Author: Emanuel Alvarado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Sociological Association 2009-10-01
Series:Sociation Today
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Online Access:http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v72/attitude.htm