Immigration and the American ethos
Morris Levy, Matthew Wright.
Bok Engelsk 2020 · Electronic books.
| Medvirkende | Wright, Matthew, (author.)
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| Utgitt | Cambridge University Press
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xx, 231 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
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| Opplysninger | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2020).. - What do Americans want from immigration policy, and why? -- Civic fairness and group centrism -- Functional assimilation, humanitarianism and support for legal admissions -- Civic fairness and the legal-illegal divide -- Civic fairness and ethnic stereotypes -- Assimilation, civic fairness and the "circle of we" -- Conclusion.. - What do Americans want from immigration policy and why? In the rise of a polarized and acrimonious immigration debate, leading accounts see racial anxieties and disputes over the meaning of American nationhood coming to a head. The resurgence of parochial identities has breathed new life into old worries about the vulnerability of the American Creed. This book tells a different story, one in which creedal values remain hard at work in shaping ordinary Americans' judgements about immigration. Levy and Wright show that perceptions of civic fairness - based on multiple, often competing values deeply rooted in the country's political culture - are the dominant guideposts by which most Americans navigate immigration controversies most of the time and explain why so many Americans simultaneously hold a mix of pro-immigrant and anti-immigrant positions. The authors test the relevance and force of the theory over time and across issue domains.
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| ISBN | 1-108-77217-X
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