American identity and the politics of ethnic change
J Citrin, B Reingold, DP Green - The Journal of Politics, 1990 - journals.uchicago.edu
J Citrin, B Reingold, DP Green
The Journal of Politics, 1990•journals.uchicago.eduThis article explores the way subjective conceptions of national identity influence the mass
public's reactions to the changing ethnic composition of American society. Using the
symbolic politics model of opinion formation to analyze survey data collected in early 1988,
the article demonstrates that normative beliefs about Americanism strongly influence
general attitudes toward cultural minorities and, when the appropriate symbolic cues are
present, policy preferences on ethnic issues.
public's reactions to the changing ethnic composition of American society. Using the
symbolic politics model of opinion formation to analyze survey data collected in early 1988,
the article demonstrates that normative beliefs about Americanism strongly influence
general attitudes toward cultural minorities and, when the appropriate symbolic cues are
present, policy preferences on ethnic issues.
This article explores the way subjective conceptions of national identity influence the mass public's reactions to the changing ethnic composition of American society. Using the symbolic politics model of opinion formation to analyze survey data collected in early 1988, the article demonstrates that normative beliefs about Americanism strongly influence general attitudes toward cultural minorities and, when the appropriate symbolic cues are present, policy preferences on ethnic issues.
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