Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity / Deborah J. Schildkraut.

By: Schildkraut, Deborah Jill, 1973-Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2005]Copyright date: 2005Description: 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781400849338Subject(s): Language policy -- United States | English language -- Political aspects -- United States | Public opinion -- United States | Group identity -- United States | English-only movementGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity.DDC classification: 306.44/973 LOC classification: P119.32.U6 | S34 2005Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- Symbolic politics : theory and evidence -- Theories of American identity -- American identity in surveys -- Defining American national identity -- Discussing language policy -- Mixed messages : hybrids, taxes, and the case of bilingual education -- Conclusion -- -- Appendix A: exploratory factor analysis of American identity items (1996 GSS) -- Appendix B: question wording and coding for 1996 GSS data analyzed in chapter 4 -- Appendix C: focus group procedures -- Appendix D: questions guide for focus groups -- Appendix E: Coding ambivalent and opinionless policy-related thoughts.
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Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-236) and index.

Introduction -- Symbolic politics : theory and evidence -- Theories of American identity -- American identity in surveys -- Defining American national identity -- Discussing language policy -- Mixed messages : hybrids, taxes, and the case of bilingual education -- Conclusion -- -- Appendix A: exploratory factor analysis of American identity items (1996 GSS) -- Appendix B: question wording and coding for 1996 GSS data analyzed in chapter 4 -- Appendix C: focus group procedures -- Appendix D: questions guide for focus groups -- Appendix E: Coding ambivalent and opinionless policy-related thoughts.

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