Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
ISBN: 978-1-108-48881-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. What do Americans want from immigration policy, and why?; 2. Civic fairness and group-centrism; 3. Functional assimilation, humanitarianism and support for legal admissions; 4. Civic fairness and the legal-ill; Bibliography; Index.
