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    The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada (2018)
    Toronto : University of Toronto Press
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    ISBN: 9781442625044
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (247 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Schwartz, Mildred A The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada
    DDC: 306.0971
    Keywords: Canada-Social conditions-20th century ; Canada-Social conditions-21st century ; Electronic books ; Canada Moral conditions ; History ; 20th century ; Canada Moral conditions ; History ; 21st century ; Canada Social conditions ; 20th century ; Canada Social conditions ; 21st century ; United States Moral conditions ; History ; 20th century ; United States Moral conditions ; History ; 21st century ; United States Social conditions ; 20th century ; United States Social conditions ; 21st century ; Canada ; United States
    Abstract: Using the history of prohibition in North America as a point of reference, Schwartz and Tatalovich address the anticipated progression and possible resolution of six contemporary moral issues: abortion, capital punishment, gun control, marijuana, pornography, and same-sex relations
    Abstract: Cover -- Page i -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One: Why Moral Conflicts Matter -- Defining Moral Issues -- Life Histories -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Decline -- Resurgence -- Resolution -- Outline of the Book -- Chapter Two: The Example of Prohibition -- Meaning -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Agenda Setting in the United States -- Agenda Setting in Canada -- Opportunities in Wartime -- Evaluating Establishment -- Decline and Resurgence -- Resolution -- Prohibition and Its Phases -- Chapter Three: Issue Portraits -- Shared Meanings, National Stories -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Classifying Issues -- Chapter Four: The Context of Moral Conflicts -- Comparing Canada and the United States -- Demography -- Age -- Education -- Religion -- Race/Ethnicity -- Civil Society and Values -- Political Institutions -- Impact of the National Environment -- Chapter Five: The Emergence of Moral Conflicts -- Forms of Conflict -- Environmental Change -- Triggering Events -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Same-Sex Relations -- Challenging Groups -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Overview -- Social Status -- Organizational Resources -- Meeting Expectations about Emergence -- Chapter Six: Establishment -- Continuing Pressures -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Prior Legitimation -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Partisan Connections -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Authoritative Leadership -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography
    Abstract: Same-Sex Relations -- Atypical Measures -- Assessing Establishment -- Chapter Seven: Continuity, Decline, Resurgence -- Moving among Phases -- Decline -- Evidence of Decline -- Old Positions -- High Costs -- Countermovement Effectiveness -- Country and Issue Differences -- Resurgence -- Problem More Acute -- Assertions of Legitimacy -- Country and Issue Differences -- Movement between Phases -- Chapter Eight: The Resolution of Moral Conflicts -- The Finality of Resolution -- Direction of Outcome -- Canadian Resolution -- US Contention -- Dominant Values -- Consensus across Parties -- Resolution Is Difficult -- Chapter Nine: The Phases of Moral Conflicts -- Phases and Outcomes -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Decline -- Resurgence -- Resolution -- Insights from Two Issues -- Appendix 1: Coding Media Coverage of Moral Conflicts -- Appendix 2: Morality Policy Planks in Major Party Platforms, Canada and United States -- Index
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    Nativism reborn? : the official English language movement and the American states (2015)
    Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky
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    ISBN: 9780813156590 , 0813156599
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (336 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Nativism Reborn? : The Official English Language Movement and the American States
    DDC: 306.44973
    Keywords: English language Political aspects ; United States ; English language Social aspects ; United States ; Language policy United States ; United States ; English-only movement ; English language Social aspects ; Language policy ; English language Political aspects ; Language policy ; English-only movement ; English language Political aspects ; English language Social aspects ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; General ; English language ; Political aspects ; English language ; Social aspects ; English-only movement ; Language policy ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In July 1992 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) angrily suggested during floor debate ... that the United States should not continue accepting immigrants mho speak no English. ""I pick up the telephone and call the local garage, "" Byrd said. ""I can't understand the person on the other side of the line. I'm not sure he can understand me. They're all over the place, and they don't speak English. We want more of this?"" Later he apologized for the remark, saying, ""I regret that in the heat of the moment I spoke unwisely.""Is America in the midst of another backlash against foreigners? In the wide-ran
    Description / Table of Contents: 8 State Legislative Processes and Official EnglishTHE CASE OF GEORGIA; PREDICTING LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOR; Conclusion: Rational Arguments, Irrational Fears: Is the Official English Campaign Benign or Malevolent?; IDEOLOGY AND POLITICS, NOT ECONOMICS; ELITES, NOT MASSES; STAGE 1; STAGE 2; NATIVISM REBORN, NOT REVISITED; STAGE 3; Appendixes; Official Endorsers of English Plus Information Clearinghouse; State Official English Language Laws; Statistical Tables Showing Multile and Logistical Regression Models; Notes; Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Language Policy as Moral Conflict; NON-ECONOMIC ISSUES; STATUS CONFLICT; NATIVISM; SOCIAL REGULATION; U.S. ENGLISH; EPIC; ATTACK ON BILINGUALISM; 1 Scope of Study, Methods, and Approach; SCOPE OF STUDY; METHODOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; LINE OF ARGUMENT; 2 Wartime Hysteria: The Nebraska Episode; NEBRASKA; 1919 ENGLISH LAWS; THE CONVENTION DEBATE; 1921 ENGLISH LAWS; LITIGATION POLITICS; 3 Antecedents of Nativism: The 1920s and 1980s; NATIVISM; ILLINOIS; FEDERAL LANGUAGE BILL.
    Description / Table of Contents: NATIONAL ORIGINS ACT OF 1924THE BEGG AMENDMENT; NATIVIST SENTIMENT; VOTING ON THE BEGG AMENDMENT; PARALLELS IN TIME; 4 Referendum Politics: The Beginnings of Agitation in Floridaand California; FLORIDA; Beginnings of Conflict; Legislative Inaction; Florida English Campaign; Countermobilization; Federal intervention; What Policy Impact?; CALIFORNIA; The Bilingual Ballots Issue; Proposition 38; Local Skirmishes; Proposition 63; Aftermath; FIRST LESSONS; 5 Arizona, Colorado and Texas: The Agitation for Official English Spreads; ARIZONA; Arizonans for Official English; Arizona English.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Tanton MemoA Narrow Win; Repeal Efforts; COLORADO; Colorado Official English Committee; Opposition Forces; Charges and Countercharges; The Majority Speaks; TEXAS; CONCLUSIONS; 6 Majority Opinion and the Official English Controversy; EXISTING RESEARCH; NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ALABAMA; REFERENDA VOTING; THE EIGHT-VARIABLE MODEL; FOUR-VARIABLE MODELS; SUMMARY; 7 Legislative Intent : Why States Passed Official English Laws ; VIRGINIA; INDIANA; TENNESSEE; KENTUCKY; ARKANSAS; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; NORTH DAKOTA; PATTERNS OF LAWMAKING.
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