La mirada sobre el otro: Una aproximación acerca de la percepción de alumnos argentinos sobre la población chilena en Neuquén

this article is part of the framework of the research project "the look xenophobic. chilean migrants in neuquén. discrimination and prejudice. a current perspective", and presents an analysis of a group of night-shift secondary school students′ views on chileneans in neuquen. their answers reflect an attitude of prejudice against chileans. prejudice is enhanced by the need to establish differences from those who, due to some traits, can be considered "inferior" in the context of the growing impoverishment of middle-class and popular sectors and the fact that the limited social policies and unemployment contribute to kindle it.