The Resource Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick, Claudia Strauss
Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick, Claudia Strauss
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- Summary
- "Americans express contradictory views on immigration and social welfare programs. Claudia Strauss proposes that these views are formed not from standard ideologies or broad values, but from conventional ways of speaking about topics. The wording of a survey question or political message may cue one specific discourse, while a slightly different wording can trigger opposing opinions held by the same speaker. By identifying and describing common vernacular discourses, this book illustrates how discourses construct our opinions on immigration and social welfare. This study draws on interviews with people from various backgrounds to demonstrate how we acquire conventional discourses from our opinion communities. Immigration and Social Programs explains what conventional discourses are, how to study them, and why they are fundamental elements of public opinion and political culture"--provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxviii, 424 pages
- Contents
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- Part I. Overview. 1. Conventional discourses, public opinion, and political culture.
- 2. Analysis of conventional discourses: background and methods.
- 3. Conventional discourses and personal lives.
- Part II. Immgration. 4. Public opinion about immigration.
- 5. 'Too many immigrants' and discourses about economic costs and benefits.
- 6. Discourses about legality, illegality, and national security.
- 7. Discourses about immigration and American culture.
- 8. Discourses about immigration causes and contexts.
- Part III. Social Welfare Programs. 9. Public opinion about social welfare programs.
- 10. Discourses about limitations of government programs.
- 11. Discourses about personal responsibility and benefits for the deserving.
- 12. Discourses about caring for self, family, community, and nation.
- 13. Discourses about social causes of economic insecurity.
- Part IV. Conclusion. 14. Questions and implications.
- Appendix A. North Carolina interviewees.
- Appendix B. Methods of data collection.
- Appendix C. Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence by Hannah Pick
- Isbn
- 9781107019928
- Label
- Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick
- Title
- Making sense of public opinion
- Title remainder
- American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick
- Statement of responsibility
- Claudia Strauss
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Americans express contradictory views on immigration and social welfare programs. Claudia Strauss proposes that these views are formed not from standard ideologies or broad values, but from conventional ways of speaking about topics. The wording of a survey question or political message may cue one specific discourse, while a slightly different wording can trigger opposing opinions held by the same speaker. By identifying and describing common vernacular discourses, this book illustrates how discourses construct our opinions on immigration and social welfare. This study draws on interviews with people from various backgrounds to demonstrate how we acquire conventional discourses from our opinion communities. Immigration and Social Programs explains what conventional discourses are, how to study them, and why they are fundamental elements of public opinion and political culture"--provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Strauss, Claudia
- Dewey number
- 362.899120973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Pick, Hannah
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Immigrants
- Public welfare
- Public opinion
- United States
- Label
- Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick, Claudia Strauss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-402) and indexes
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Part I. Overview. 1. Conventional discourses, public opinion, and political culture. -- 2. Analysis of conventional discourses: background and methods. -- 3. Conventional discourses and personal lives. -- Part II. Immgration. 4. Public opinion about immigration. -- 5. 'Too many immigrants' and discourses about economic costs and benefits. -- 6. Discourses about legality, illegality, and national security. -- 7. Discourses about immigration and American culture. -- 8. Discourses about immigration causes and contexts. -- Part III. Social Welfare Programs. 9. Public opinion about social welfare programs. -- 10. Discourses about limitations of government programs. -- 11. Discourses about personal responsibility and benefits for the deserving. -- 12. Discourses about caring for self, family, community, and nation. -- 13. Discourses about social causes of economic insecurity. -- Part IV. Conclusion. 14. Questions and implications. -- Appendix A. North Carolina interviewees. -- Appendix B. Methods of data collection. -- Appendix C. Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence by Hannah Pick
- Control code
- FIEb1718776x
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxviii, 424 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107019928
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Uk)016072680
- (OCoLC)827952975
- Label
- Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs : including 'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick, Claudia Strauss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-402) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Part I. Overview. 1. Conventional discourses, public opinion, and political culture. -- 2. Analysis of conventional discourses: background and methods. -- 3. Conventional discourses and personal lives. -- Part II. Immgration. 4. Public opinion about immigration. -- 5. 'Too many immigrants' and discourses about economic costs and benefits. -- 6. Discourses about legality, illegality, and national security. -- 7. Discourses about immigration and American culture. -- 8. Discourses about immigration causes and contexts. -- Part III. Social Welfare Programs. 9. Public opinion about social welfare programs. -- 10. Discourses about limitations of government programs. -- 11. Discourses about personal responsibility and benefits for the deserving. -- 12. Discourses about caring for self, family, community, and nation. -- 13. Discourses about social causes of economic insecurity. -- Part IV. Conclusion. 14. Questions and implications. -- Appendix A. North Carolina interviewees. -- Appendix B. Methods of data collection. -- Appendix C. Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence by Hannah Pick
- Control code
- FIEb1718776x
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxviii, 424 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107019928
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Uk)016072680
- (OCoLC)827952975
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