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Americanism in the twenty-first century : public opinion in the age of immigration / Deborah Schildkraut.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Schildkraut, Deborah J., 1973-
Contributor:
Cambridge University Press.
Charles H. Maxson Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
National characteristics, American.
Americanization.
Assimilation (Sociology).
United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.
United States.
Emigration and immigration.
Social aspects.
Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.
Immigrants.
Social conditions.
Social integration--United States.
Social integration.
Assimilation (Sociology)--United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction: American identity in the twenty-first century
The twenty-first century Americanism survey
Defining American identity in the twenty-first century
Policy implications of multidimensional Americanism
The myths and realities of identity prioritization
Does 'becoming American' create a 'better' American?
Immigrant resentment: when the work ethic backfires
The politics of American identity.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.
ISBN:
9780511761249
0511761244
Publisher Number:
99972804790
40018694679
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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