A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America

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A Midwestern Mosaic IN THE SERIES The Social Logic of Politics, EDITED BY Scott D. McClurg ALSO IN THIS SERIES: Casey A. Klofstad, Civic Talk: Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy Simon Bornschier, Cleavage Politics and the Populist Right: The New Cultural Conflict in Western Europe Alan S. Zuckerman, ed., The Social Logic of Politics: Personal Networks as Contexts for Political Behavior James H. Fowler and Oleg Smirnov, Mandates, Parties, and Voters: How Elections Shape the Future  A  Midwestern Mosaic Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America J. CELESTE LAY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS Philadelphia TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PRESS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2012 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 2012 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lay, J. Celeste. A midwestern mosaic : immigration and political socialization in rural America / J. Celeste Lay. p. cm. — (The social logic of politics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4399-0792-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4399-0793-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-4399-0794-8 (e-book) 1. Cultural pluralism—Iowa. 2. Ethnicity—Iowa. 3. Immigrants—Iowa. 4. Political socialization—Iowa. I. Title. HM1271.L39 2012 305.8009777—dc23 2011048802 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Printed in the United States of America 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 Dedicated to Buck and Helen Lay ...