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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2005]

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, maps

ISBN 9781400849338 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0691118140 (cloth : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780691130576

Print version: Schildkraut, Deborah Jill. Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2005] x, 244 pages ; 24 cm. ISBN 9780691130576

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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