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Who counts as an American? : the boundaries of national identity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
National characteristics, American.
National characteristics, American > Psychological aspects.
Nationalism > Social aspects > United States.
Nationalism > United States > Psychological aspects.
Group identity > United States.
Loyalty > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
Social psychology > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The need for a social theory of national identity
  • Commitment to the national group
  • The setting of national group boundaries
  • The desire to help the national group
  • Loyalty in the face of criticism
  • Is national identity good or bad?