ISBN:
9781108772174
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 231 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology
Parallel Title:
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
325.73
Keywords:
Group identity / Political aspects / United States
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Fairness / Political aspects / United States
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Einwanderungspolitik
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Migration
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Einwanderung
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United States / Emigration and immigration / Public opinion
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USA
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USA
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Einwanderung
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Einwanderungspolitik
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Migration
Abstract:
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
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2020)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108772174
URL:
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