Authoritarianism and Immigration Attitudes

Authors

Jessica Biggs, Brigham Young University
Dr. Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University

Keywords

authoritarianism, immigration attitudes, immigrant populations, cognitive dissonance

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to study whether exposing survey participants to information about immigration change will affect participants with high levels of authoritarianism. This project focused on whether individuals with high levels of authoritarianism will have higher levels of cognitive dissonance when presented with information about change and increasing immigrant populations.

Recommended Citation

Biggs, Jessica and Karpowitz, Dr. Christopher (2013) "Authoritarianism and Immigration Attitudes," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 460.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/460