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Palmer, Courtney; Davidson, Theresa – Current Issues in Education, 2011
This study examines the determinants of attitudes towards undocumented immigrant students' access to higher education, an area that has received little attention in the literature on immigration and public opinion. Theories of symbolic politics and labor market competition frame our research question. Using data from the 1994 General Social…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Educational Attitudes
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Schnittker, Jason – Social Psychology Quarterly, 2008
An important paradox of the happiness literature is the apparent disconnect between economic growth and happiness, referred to as the "Easterlin Paradox." Although real income has grown over the last thirty years, happiness has stagnated or perhaps even declined. There are a variety of explanations for this. Some emphasize psychological…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Poverty, Income, Marital Satisfaction