LEADER 04487nam 2200757 450 001 9910790520403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-11814-0 010 $a1-4008-4933-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400849338 035 $a(CKB)2550000001130563 035 $a(EBL)1422519 035 $a(OCoLC)867925811 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001166188 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11610003 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001166188 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11117156 035 $a(PQKB)10041785 035 $a(OCoLC)861200015 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37087 035 $a(DE-B1597)447736 035 $a(OCoLC)860923176 035 $a(OCoLC)979970363 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400849338 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1422519 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10782429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL530374 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1422519 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001130563 100 $a20040805h20052005 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPress one for English $elanguage policy, public opinion, and American identity /$fDeborah J. Schildkraut 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2005] 210 4$dİ2005 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aBased on author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2000. 311 $a0-691-13057-4 311 $a1-299-99123-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [227]-236) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aPress "ONE" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity play an integral role in shaping their views. Using insights from American political thought and intellectual history, she highlights several components of that identity and shows how they are brought to bear on debates about language. Her analysis expands the range of factors typically thought to explain attitudes in such policy areas, emphasizing in particular the role that civic republicanism's call for active and responsible citizenship plays in shaping opinion on language issues. Using focus groups and survey data, Schildkraut develops a model of public conceptions of what it means to be American and demonstrates the complex ways in which people draw on these conceptions when forming and explaining their views. In so doing she illustrates how focus group methodology can help yield vital new insights into opinion formation. With the rise in the use of ballot initiatives to implement language policies, understanding opinion formation in this policy area has become imperative. This book enhances our understanding of this increasingly pressing concern, and points the way toward humane, effective, and broadly popular language policies that address the realities of American demographics in the twenty-first century while staying true to the nation's most revered values. 606 $aLanguage policy$zUnited States 606 $aEnglish language$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPublic opinion$zUnited States 606 $aGroup identity$zUnited States 606 $aEnglish-only movement 615 0$aLanguage policy 615 0$aEnglish language$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPublic opinion 615 0$aGroup identity 615 0$aEnglish-only movement. 676 $a306.44/973 686 $a18.04$2bcl 700 $aSchildkraut$b Deborah Jill$f1973-$01514246 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790520403321 996 $aPress one for English$93749214 997 $aUNINA