A midwestern mosaic : immigration and political socialization in rural America /
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Author / Creator: | Lay, J. Celeste. |
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Imprint: | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2012. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
Series: | The social logic of politics Social logic of politics. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13452373 |
ISBN: | 9781439907948 1439907943 9781439907924 1439907927 9781439907931 1439907935 1280486988 9781280486982 |
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Digital file characteristics: | data file |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | 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. |
Other form: | Print version: Lay, J. Celeste. Midwestern mosaic. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2012 9781439907924 |
Standard no.: | 9786613582218 |
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