@article{ref1,
title="Human service administrators' attitudes toward immigration: shaped by community and organizational context?",
journal="Human service organizations, management, leadership and governance",
year="2016",
author="Smith, Brenda D. and Womack, Bethany G.",
volume="40",
number="1",
pages="6-21",
abstract="This study investigates whether human service administrators' attitudes toward immigration are associated with local demographic context. Hypotheses informed by threat, contact, and institutional theories are tested with a probability sample of human service administrators from Alabama, a state with pockets of dramatic growth in Latino immigrants. <br><br>RESULTS show that administrators from counties with larger percentage growth in the Latino population from 1990 to 2010 perceived a greater threat from immigration. Administrators perceived less threat from immigration when immigrant services were expected and legitimate in the organizational task environment. <br><br>RESULTS have implications for immigrant services in contexts of demographic change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2330-3131",
doi="10.1080/23303131.2015.1074974",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2015.1074974"
}