Blame it on my youth: the origins of attitudes towards immigration.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have demonstrated generational differences in attitudes towards immigration, however, less is known about what are the exact factors behind these differences. Our study investigates why cohorts formulate distinct patterns in attitudes towards immigration through a collective process of political socialization during their formative years. The theoretical arguments are tested using hierarchical age-period-cohort modelling across thirteen cohorts in thirteen European countries using micro attitudinal data (2002-2020) integrated with historical macro-political data. We find that contextual exposure to the principle of equality in the formative political climate is central to the formulation of a person's attitudes towards immigration later in life. While the prevalence of the p

SUBMITTER: Jeannet AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11412906 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature