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- Nativism Reborn? : The Official English Language Movement and the
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- 9780813119182
- Subject Area
- Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Nativism Reborn? : the Official English Language Movement and the American States
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Subject
- Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, General, Linguistics / General
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
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- 5.5 in
- Item Weight
- 20 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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In July 1992 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) angrily suggested during floor debate... that the United States should not continue accepting immigrants mho speak no English. "I pick up the telephone and call the local garage," Byrd said. "I can't understand the person on the other side of the line. I'm not sure he can understand me. They're all over the place, and they don't speak English. We want more of this?" Later he apologized for the remark, saying, "I regret that in the heat of the moment I spoke unwisely." Is America in the midst of another backlash against foreigners? In the wide-ranging controversy over multiculturalism that has generated much heat in recent years, one of the most volatile issues is whether the United States should reflect a dominant English-speaking majority or encourage a multilingual culture. Tied up with this emotional issue is a growing anxiety on the part of many Americans about the new wave of non-European immigrants. "It is not without significance," says S.I. Hayakawa, who was a founder of U.S. English, "that pressure against English language legislation does not come from any immigrant group other than the Hispanic: not from the Chinese or Koreans or Filipinos or Vietnamese; nor from immigrant Iranians, Turks, Greeks, East Indians, Ghanians, Ethiopians, Italians, or Swedes." Raymond Tatalovich has conducted the first detailed, systematic, and empirical study of the official English movement in the United States, seeking answers to two crucial questions: What motivations underlie the agitation for official English? Does the movement originate at the grassroots level or is it driven by elites? Since 1980, fifteen states have passed laws establishing English as the official language -- Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Three more laws, in Hawaii, Illinois, and Nebraska, predate the current agitation. The official language laws in ten of the states are wholly symbolic, but in the remaining eight they go beyond symbolism to stipulate some kind of enforcement. Four states have passed English Plus laws -- New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. In addition some major cities -- Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, San Antonio, Tucson, and Washington, D.C. -- have also adopted English Plus laws or resolutions. Tatalovich hypothesized five possible motivations for the official English movement: race (hostility of the majority toward a minority), ethnicity (conflict between minori-ties), class (reaction by lower socioeconomic groups), politics (partisan or ideological backlash), and culture (anti-foreign sentiment). His analysis is based on an eclectic range of sources, from historical documents, legal records, and court decisions to news accounts and interviews. In many southern states where the issue has recently assumed prominence, he found that support for the initiative is identified as a residue of nativism. Tatalovich empirically shows linkage between support today for official English and opposition in the South to immigration in the 1920s. This study not only is definitive but also is a dispassionate analysis of an issue that seems destined to become even more controversial in the next few years. It makes a notable contribution to the current debate over multiculturalism and will be of special interest to sociologists, historians of contemporary social history, linguists, legal scholars, and political scientists who study public policy, minority politics, and comparative state politics.
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University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813119189
ISBN-13
9780813119182
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569553
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Publication Name
Nativism Reborn? : the Official English Language Movement and the American States
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Policy, General, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
95-001354
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
P119.32.U6t38 1995
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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"Even Handed and Insightful Treatment.-- American Review of Politics" -- American Review of Politics, Using multiple methods and in-depth analysis of several cases, Raymond Tatalovich argues that nativism and its contemporary guise, conservatism, are the driving forces behind this policy movement. Nativism Reborn? is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the politics of language or Latino politics in the United States., Tatalovich's sophisticated methodology, his carefully structured argument, and his skilled use of statistics are impressive., "Using multiple methods and in-depth analysis of several cases, Raymond Tatalovich argues that nativism and its contemporary guise, conservatism, are the driving forces behind this policy movement. Nativism Reborn? is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the politics of language or Latino politics in the United States." -- Kenneth J. Meier, author of The Politics of Hispanic Education, "Tatalovich's sophisticated methodology, his carefully structured argument, and his skilled use of statistics are impressive." -- Journal of American Ethnic History, "Tatalovich's sophisticated methodology, his carefully structured argument, and his skilled use of statistics are impressive.-- Journal of American Ethnic History" -- Journal of American Ethnic History
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Representation in State Legislatures Legislative Elections Communicating with Constituents Policy Responsiveness Policy Responsiveness Allocation and Service Responsiveness Representation
Copyright Date
1995
Dewey Decimal
306.4/4973
Dewey Edition
20
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