Making sense of public opinion : American discourses about immigration and social programs /

Americans express contradictory views on immigration and social welfare programs. Claudia Strauss proposes that these views are formed not from standard ideologies or broad values, but from conventional ways of speaking about topics. The wording of a survey question or political message may cue one...

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Main Author:	Strauss, Claudia, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	United States > Emigration and immigration > Public opinion. Immigrants > United States > Public opinion. Public welfare > United States > Public opinion. Public opinion > United States.

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