Perception of Immigration and Friendship with Foreign Pupil in Secondary Schools

• Published in: Migraciones no. 22; pp. 147 - 190
• Main Authors: Luken, Veronica de Miguel, Gutierrez, Carmen Carvajal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Italian; Spanish
• Published: 01.12.2007
• Subjects: Foreign Students; Friendship; Immigrants; Immigration; Opinions; Secondary Schools; Social Contact; Social Networks; Spain; Spain, Andalucia, Malaga
• ISSN: 1138-5774

In this paper we present some of the most relevant findings obtained through a research study on the opinions of students from several secondary schools in Malaga. Specifically, we focused on the effect of a heavy presence of foreign pupils on attitudes about immigration. The association between these opinions & the existence of both positive & negative relationships among students from different geographical origins is also analyzed. The questionnaire that has been used for the fieldwork has focused on two main topics: friendship, mutual assistance & rejection networks, on one hand, & the view the adolescents manifest regarding the arrival of foreign population, on the other. The results show a clear correspondence between these young peoples' judgments & those obtained through other surveys for the total Andalusian & Spanish population. However, they reveal a significant disparity between the prejudices towards the different immigrant groups & the affective & supportive relationships that, in fact, are established among classmates. Tables, Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.