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050 00 $aE169.1$b.T465 2009
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100 1 $aTheiss-Morse, Elizabeth.
245 10 $aWho counts as an American? :$bthe boundaries of national identity /$cElizabeth Theiss-Morse.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2009.
300 $axv, 224 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-215) and index.
505 0 $aThe 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?
520 1 $a"Why is national identity such a potent force in people's lives? And is the force positive or negative? In this book, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse develops a social theory of national identity and uses a national survey, focus groups, and experiments to answer these important questions in the American context. Her results show that the combination of group commitment and the setting of exclusive boundaries on the national group affects how people behave toward their fellow Americans. Strong identifiers care a great deal about their national group. They want to help and be loyal to their fellow Americans. By limiting who counts as an American, though, these strong identifiers place serious limits on who benefits from their pro-group behavior. Help and loyalty are offered only to "true Americans," not Americans who do not count and who are pushed to the periphery of the national group."--Jacket.
650 0 $aNational characteristics, American.
650 0 $aNational characteristics, American$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aNationalism$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
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650 0 $aGroup identity$zUnited States.
650 0 $aLoyalty$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1980-
650 0 $aSocial psychology$zUnited States.
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