Etnocentrisme in de Lage Landen: Opinies over 'eigen' en 'ander' volk

To perform a comparative study on ethnocentrism, interview data (N = 1,799) from a study by A. Felling et al (Religion in Dutch Society 85: Documentation of a National Survey on Religious and Secular Attitudes, Amsterdam: Steinmetz Archive, 1987) are contrasted with interview data from Flemish Belgians (N = 664) presented in J. Billiet's, A. Caron's, & R. Huys's Onbekend of onbemind: Een sociologisch onderzoek naar de houding van de Belgen tegenover migranten ([Unknown or Unpopular: A Sociological Study of Belgian Attitudes toward Immigrants] Leuven: Katholieke U Leuven, 1990). Results indicate that Flemish are more strongly ethnocentric, for a variety of historical reasons. Intergroup tensions, politics, & economic vicissitudes affect the situation in both countrie