Press "ONE" for English : Language Policy, Public Opinion, and American Identity /

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"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 ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schildkraut, Deborah J., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nationale identiteit.
Publieke opinie.
Taalpolitiek.
Amerikaans.
Sprachpolitik
Nationalbewusstsein
Öffentliche Meinung
Public opinion.
Language policy.
Group identity.
English-only movement.
English language > Political aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Unilinguisme.
Identite collective > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Group identity > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
English language > Political aspects > United States.
Language policy > United States.
Amerikanisches Englisch.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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