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Through the perspectives of mass politics, this book challenges popular misconceptions about Asian Americans as politically apathetic, disloyal, fragmented, unsophisticated and inscrutable by showcasing results of the Pilot National Asian American Political Survey.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lien, Pei-te, 1957- (Autor), Conway, M. Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1935- (Autor), Wong, Janelle (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Temas:
Asian Americans > Politics and government.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans > Statistics.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Statistiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Asian Americans.
Electronic books.
Statistics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction""; ""Research Question and Project Outline""; ""Who is “Asianâ€? American? An Evolving Population""; ""Evolving Definitions in the U.S. Census""; ""Historical and Contemporary Community Formationâ€?Entering One Group at a Time""; ""Who are Asian Americans? Confronting Popular Myths""; ""Observations 1â€?13""; ""Unique Challenges and Opportunities for Studying the Mass Political Behavior of Asian Americans""; ""Debating Conceptual Frameworks""; ""Assimilation/Acculturation""; ""Segmented Assimilation""; ""Transnationalism""
  • Panethnicization and Racial FormationOvercoming Practical Difficulties in Research Methodology with the PNAAPS
  • Description of Survey Methodology
  • Limitations of the Survey
  • Who Participated in the Survey? A Profile of Respondents
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER 2 Who Am I? Mapping Ethnic Self-Identities
  • Theorizing the Formation and Contours of Ethnic Identity
  • Section Summary and Discussion
  • How Asian Americans Report Their Ethnic Self-Identity
  • The Mode and Extent of Ethnic Identification among PNAAPS Respondents
  • Assessing Impacts of Survey Context on Ethnic Self-IdentificationQuestion Wording
  • Interview Language and Sampling Method
  • Gauging Subjective Ethnic Identity with Sociopsychological Measures
  • Common Culture
  • Shared Fate
  • News Attention
  • Explaining the Formation of Ethnic Self-Identities: Percentage Distribution of Possible Correlates
  • Sociopsychological Indicators of Ethnicity
  • Political Integration/Civic Participation
  • Acculturation
  • Racial Interaction
  • Homeland Ties
  • Understanding Ethnic Self-Identity Choices: Multinomial Regression ResultsPredicting the Adoption and Intensity of Pan-Asian American Identity: Multivariate Results
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • CHAPTER 3 Political Orientations: Beliefs and Attitudes about Government
  • Factors Influencing the Acquisition of Political Orientations
  • Political Orientations and Their Correlates
  • Political Ideology
  • Political Interest
  • Political Trust
  • Perceived Government Responsiveness
  • Perceived Influence on Government Decisions
  • ""Summary Observations by Basic Sociodemographic Variables""""Other Possible Correlates of Political Orientations""; ""Results of Multivariate Analyses""; ""Predicting Patterns of Political Ideology""; ""Predicting Patterns of Political Interest""; ""Predicting Patterns of Political Trust in Local Public Officials""; ""Predicting Local Public Officialsâ€? Perceived Responsiveness to Citizen Complaints""; ""Predicting Perceived Influence over Local Government Officialsâ€? Decisions""; ""Discussion and Conclusion""

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