Garner et all Sources of resentment

Note that research was done with 43 people in four monocultural areas of Britain.
Racism not only about physical but also about cultural differences.
“where social and environmental conditions were better, there was, as a general rule, less apparent hostility to minorities.”
“By far the most frequent context for referring to ethnic minorities is that of perceived competition for resources- typically housing, but also employment, benefits, territory and culture.”
Onus for integration being placed on immigrants.
Integration seen as synonymous with assimilation.
“Placing the bouindary between ‘us’ and ‘them’ in a different place...does not abolish the boundary. The people forming ‘them’ are still racialised.”
“broadly speaking, people who interact more frequently and on an equal footing outside the workplace exhibit less prejudice than those who do not.”
Claims (in an indirect reference to the MORI poll) that there are in-built biases of polls showing immigration as an issue of major concern. Claim that when people are not prompted immigration does not score so highly.
Significant fear that the quality of services on offer are so poor that they cannot be extended to new arrivals.
Language barrier as a key issue in integration.
Emphasise information gap, especially on housing and entitlement to benefits as a major issue in promoting tension.