Press "ONE" for English : : Language Policy, Public Opinion, and American Identity / / Deborah J. Schildkraut.
Press "ONE" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity...
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Schildkraut, Deborah J., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Press "ONE" for English : Language Policy, Public Opinion, and American Identity / Deborah J. Schildkraut. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2013] ©2005 1 online resource (256 p.) : 1 line illus. 24 tables. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. Symbolic Politics -- CHAPTER THREE. Theories of American Identity -- CHAPTER FOUR. American Identity in Surveys -- CHAPTER FIVE. Defining American National Identity -- CHAPTER SIX. Discussing Language Policy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Mixed Messages -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Exploratory Factor Analysis of American Identity Items (1996 GSS) -- Appendix B: Question Wording and Coding for 1996 GSS Data Analyzed in Chapter 4 -- Appendix C: Focus Group Procedures -- Appendix D: Question Guide for Focus Groups -- Appendix E: Coding Ambivalent and Opinionless Policy-related Thoughts -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Press "ONE" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity play an integral role in shaping their views. Using insights from American political thought and intellectual history, she highlights several components of that identity and shows how they are brought to bear on debates about language. Her analysis expands the range of factors typically thought to explain attitudes in such policy areas, emphasizing in particular the role that civic republicanism's call for active and responsible citizenship plays in shaping opinion on language issues. Using focus groups and survey data, Schildkraut develops a model of public conceptions of what it means to be American and demonstrates the complex ways in which people draw on these conceptions when forming and explaining their views. In so doing she illustrates how focus group methodology can help yield vital new insights into opinion formation. With the rise in the use of ballot initiatives to implement language policies, understanding opinion formation in this policy area has become imperative. This book enhances our understanding of this increasingly pressing concern, and points the way toward humane, effective, and broadly popular language policies that address the realities of American demographics in the twenty-first century while staying true to the nation's most revered values. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021) English language Political aspects United States. English-only movement. Group identity United States. Language policy United States. Public opinion United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691130576 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400849338 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400849338 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400849338.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. Symbolic Politics -- CHAPTER THREE. Theories of American Identity -- CHAPTER FOUR. American Identity in Surveys -- CHAPTER FIVE. Defining American National Identity -- CHAPTER SIX. Discussing Language Policy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Mixed Messages -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Exploratory Factor Analysis of American Identity Items (1996 GSS) -- Appendix B: Question Wording and Coding for 1996 GSS Data Analyzed in Chapter 4 -- Appendix C: Focus Group Procedures -- Appendix D: Question Guide for Focus Groups -- Appendix E: Coding Ambivalent and Opinionless Policy-related Thoughts -- References -- Index |
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