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The Resource Boundaries of obligation in American politics : geographic, national, and racial communities, Cara J. Wong, (electronic resource)

Boundaries of obligation in American politics : geographic, national, and racial communities, Cara J. Wong, (electronic resource)

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This book shows how ordinary Americans imagine their communities and the extent to which their communities' boundaries determine who they believe should benefit from the government's resources via redistributive policies. By contributing extensive empirical analyses to a largely theoretical discussion, it highlights the subjective nature of communities while confronting the elusive task of pinning down 'pictures in people's heads'. A deeper understanding of people's definitions of their communities and how they affect feelings of duties and obligations provides a new lens through which to look at diverse societies and the potential for both civic solidarity and humanitarian aid. This book analyzes three different types of communities and more than eight national surveys. Wong finds that the decision to help only those within certain borders and ignore the needs of those outside rests, to a certain extent, on whether and how people translate their sense of community into obligations.--
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eng
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Boundaries of obligation in American politics : geographic, national, and racial communities
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Boundaries of obligation in American politics
Title remainder
geographic, national, and racial communities
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Cara J. Wong
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Language
eng
Summary
This book shows how ordinary Americans imagine their communities and the extent to which their communities' boundaries determine who they believe should benefit from the government's resources via redistributive policies. By contributing extensive empirical analyses to a largely theoretical discussion, it highlights the subjective nature of communities while confronting the elusive task of pinning down 'pictures in people's heads'. A deeper understanding of people's definitions of their communities and how they affect feelings of duties and obligations provides a new lens through which to look at diverse societies and the potential for both civic solidarity and humanitarian aid. This book analyzes three different types of communities and more than eight national surveys. Wong finds that the decision to help only those within certain borders and ignore the needs of those outside rests, to a certain extent, on whether and how people translate their sense of community into obligations.--
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1970-
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Wong, Cara
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Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Political obligation
  • Distributive justice
  • Community power
  • United States
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Boundaries of obligation in American politics : geographic, national, and racial communities, Cara J. Wong, (electronic resource)
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CR9780511802874
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1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9780511802874
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computer
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rdamedia
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digital, PDF file(s).
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remote
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(OCoLC)656358925
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Boundaries of obligation in American politics : geographic, national, and racial communities, Cara J. Wong, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511802874
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
CR9780511802874
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511802874
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)656358925

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