Liav Orgad
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- December 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199668687
- eISBN:
- 9780191748721
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199668687.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Human Rights and Immigration
New waves of immigrants have normally been accompanied by exaggerated feelings of threat to national identity and unity. Quite often, they have prompted an extreme and disproportionate response. By ...
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New waves of immigrants have normally been accompanied by exaggerated feelings of threat to national identity and unity. Quite often, they have prompted an extreme and disproportionate response. By analyzing three cases—Hispanics in America, Muslims in Europe, and Palestinians in Israel—this chapter demonstrates a modern disproportionate reaction to immigration. The cases are radically different one from the other, but they nevertheless have a common denominator—“demographobia.” The purpose of this chapter is to present a typology of demographic concerns—civic, cultural, and ethnic; show how these concerns are frequently accompanied by exaggerated facts, false conclusions, and public hysteria; and demonstrate how they initiate anti—immigration laws. Generally, the chapter illustrates how liberal democracies want to have it both ways—enjoying the economic benefits of immigration, while not being willing to fully accommodate the cultural changes which it brings about.Less
New waves of immigrants have normally been accompanied by exaggerated feelings of threat to national identity and unity. Quite often, they have prompted an extreme and disproportionate response. By analyzing three cases—Hispanics in America, Muslims in Europe, and Palestinians in Israel—this chapter demonstrates a modern disproportionate reaction to immigration. The cases are radically different one from the other, but they nevertheless have a common denominator—“demographobia.” The purpose of this chapter is to present a typology of demographic concerns—civic, cultural, and ethnic; show how these concerns are frequently accompanied by exaggerated facts, false conclusions, and public hysteria; and demonstrate how they initiate anti—immigration laws. Generally, the chapter illustrates how liberal democracies want to have it both ways—enjoying the economic benefits of immigration, while not being willing to fully accommodate the cultural changes which it brings about.
Kevin T. Larkin
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300106442
- eISBN:
- 9780300128864
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300106442.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Health Psychology
Does living a stress-filled life lead to elevated blood pressure? And if so, do strategies to manage better stress effectively lower blood pressure? This book examines more than a half-century of ...
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Does living a stress-filled life lead to elevated blood pressure? And if so, do strategies to manage better stress effectively lower blood pressure? This book examines more than a half-century of empirical evidence obtained to test the common assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension (high blood pressure). While the research confirms that stress does play a role in the exacerbation of essential hypertension, numerous other factors must also be considered, among them obesity, exercise, and smoking, as well as demographic, constitutional, and psychological concerns. The book discusses the effectiveness of strategies developed to manage stress and thereby lower blood pressure, and concludes with suggestions and directions for further study.Less
Does living a stress-filled life lead to elevated blood pressure? And if so, do strategies to manage better stress effectively lower blood pressure? This book examines more than a half-century of empirical evidence obtained to test the common assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension (high blood pressure). While the research confirms that stress does play a role in the exacerbation of essential hypertension, numerous other factors must also be considered, among them obesity, exercise, and smoking, as well as demographic, constitutional, and psychological concerns. The book discusses the effectiveness of strategies developed to manage stress and thereby lower blood pressure, and concludes with suggestions and directions for further study.
