Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs /
Strauss, Claudia, 1953-,
Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs / spine title : Making sense of public opinion. Claudia Strauss. - xxviii, 424 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
'Including'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick.'--T.P.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'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'--
9781107019928 1107019923 9781107688698 RM144.60
Immigrants--Public opinion.--United States
Public welfare--Public opinion.--United States
Public opinion--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.
Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs / spine title : Making sense of public opinion. Claudia Strauss. - xxviii, 424 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
'Including'Mexican American discourses and the theory of divergence' by Hannah Pick.'--T.P.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'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'--
9781107019928 1107019923 9781107688698 RM144.60
Immigrants--Public opinion.--United States
Public welfare--Public opinion.--United States
Public opinion--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--Public opinion.