A midwestern mosaic : immigration and political socialization in rural America /
Lay, J. Celeste.
A midwestern mosaic : immigration and political socialization in rural America / J. Celeste Lay. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource - The social logic of politics . - Social logic of politics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transformation of small town America -- A natural experiment in Iowa towns -- Seeing race : attitudes toward immigrants and symbolic racism -- No retreat : civic withdrawal and immigration -- Gradual progress -- What happened to my town? -- Conclusion: the implications of a new normal.
Drawn by low-skilled work and the safety and security of rural life, increasing numbers of families from Latin America and Southeast Asia have migrated to the American heartland. In the path-breaking book A Midwestern Mosaic, J. Celeste Lay examines the effects of political socialization on native white youth growing up in small towns. Lay studies five Iowa towns to investigate how the political attitudes and inclinations of native adolescents change as a result of rapid ethnic diversification. Using surveys and interviews, she discovers that native adolescents adapt very well to foreign-born c.
9781439907948 (electronic bk.) 1439907943 (electronic bk.)
9786613582218
358221 MIL 22573/ctt14004ff JSTOR 86346DD4-DFE6-4D2E-A787-B3EF2A1BF7DC OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Cultural pluralism--Iowa.
Ethnicity--Iowa.
Immigrants--Iowa.
Political socialization--Iowa.
Diversité culturelle--Iowa.
Ethnicité--Iowa.
Socialisation politique--Iowa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Cultural pluralism.
Ethnicity.
Immigrants.
Political socialization.
Iowa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM1271
305.8009777
A midwestern mosaic : immigration and political socialization in rural America / J. Celeste Lay. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource - The social logic of politics . - Social logic of politics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transformation of small town America -- A natural experiment in Iowa towns -- Seeing race : attitudes toward immigrants and symbolic racism -- No retreat : civic withdrawal and immigration -- Gradual progress -- What happened to my town? -- Conclusion: the implications of a new normal.
Drawn by low-skilled work and the safety and security of rural life, increasing numbers of families from Latin America and Southeast Asia have migrated to the American heartland. In the path-breaking book A Midwestern Mosaic, J. Celeste Lay examines the effects of political socialization on native white youth growing up in small towns. Lay studies five Iowa towns to investigate how the political attitudes and inclinations of native adolescents change as a result of rapid ethnic diversification. Using surveys and interviews, she discovers that native adolescents adapt very well to foreign-born c.
9781439907948 (electronic bk.) 1439907943 (electronic bk.)
9786613582218
358221 MIL 22573/ctt14004ff JSTOR 86346DD4-DFE6-4D2E-A787-B3EF2A1BF7DC OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Cultural pluralism--Iowa.
Ethnicity--Iowa.
Immigrants--Iowa.
Political socialization--Iowa.
Diversité culturelle--Iowa.
Ethnicité--Iowa.
Socialisation politique--Iowa.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Cultural pluralism.
Ethnicity.
Immigrants.
Political socialization.
Iowa.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HM1271
305.8009777