TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Contextual Determinants of Whites? Racial Attitudes in England
JO  - British journal of political science
A1  - Bowyer, Benjamin T.
SP  - 559
EP  - 586
VL  - 39
IS  - 03
N2  - How do majority group members in emerging multicultural and multiracial societies respond to the experience of living amidst ethnic diversity? Recent public opinion surveys are analysed to assess the contextual determinants of English whites’ opinions towards ethnic minorities and immigrants. Multilevel analyses reveal that whites’ racial hostility is affected by local ethnic context; however, the direction of this effect depends on which ethnic minority groups reside in the area. Consistent with the contact hypothesis, whites who live in neighbourhoods with relatively large black populations display lower levels of racial hostility than respondents with few black neighbours. However, in line with racial threat theory, residential proximity to Pakistanis and Bangladeshis is associated with more negative attitudes towards ethnic minorities.<p /> 
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SN  - 0007-1234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007123409000611
ID  - ref1
ER  -