ÁLVAREZ GÁLVEZ, JAVIER

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Rev. Esp. Invest. Sociol.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84893516150&doi=10.5477%2fcis%2freis.145.3&partnerID=40&md5=a73baab3c77b2f449b2cb645043e7d82

01/01/2014

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2-s2.0-84893516150

10.5477/cis/reis.145.3

Despite evidences of the media's influence 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.

Attitudes; Surveys; Indicators; Immigration; Mass Media; Research Methodology; Racism; Xenophobia