Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity / Deborah J. Schildkraut.
2005
P119.32.U6 S34 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity / Deborah J. Schildkraut.
ISBN
0691118140 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780691118147 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0691130574 (pbk.)
9780691130576 (pbk.)
9780691118147 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0691130574 (pbk.)
9780691130576 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Language
English
Description
x, 244 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
P119.32.U6 S34 2005
Alternate Call Number
18.04
306.44973
306.44973
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.44/973
Summary
"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."--Jacket.
"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."--Jacket.
Note
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2000.
"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."--Jacket.
"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."--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Symbolic politics : theory and evidence
Theories of American identity
American identity in surveys
Defining American national identity
Discussing language policy
Mixed messages : hybrids, taxes, and the case of bilingual education
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: questions guide for focus groups
Appendix E: Coding ambivalent and opinionless policy-related thoughts.
Symbolic politics : theory and evidence
Theories of American identity
American identity in surveys
Defining American national identity
Discussing language policy
Mixed messages : hybrids, taxes, and the case of bilingual education
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: questions guide for focus groups
Appendix E: Coding ambivalent and opinionless policy-related thoughts.