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Boundaries of Obligation in American Politics
Contributor(s): Wong, Cara J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521691842     ISBN-13: 9780521691840
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Political Science | American Government - General
Dewey: 307.097
LCCN: 2009014995
Series: Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.85 lbs) 286 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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This book shows how ordinary Americans imagine their communities and the extent to which their communities' boundaries determine who they believe should benefit from the government's resources via redistributive policies. By contributing extensive empirical analyses to a largely theoretical discussion, it highlights the subjective nature of communities while confronting the elusive task of pinning down "pictures in people's heads." A deeper understanding of people's definitions of their communities and how they affect feelings of duties and obligations provides a new lens through which to look at diverse societies and the potential for both civic solidarity and humanitarian aid. This book analyzes three different types of communities and more than eight national surveys. Wong finds that the decision to help only those within certain borders and ignore the needs of those outside rests, to a certain extent, on whether and how people translate their sense of community into obligations.

Contributor Bio(s): Wong, Cara J.: - Cara Wong is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She holds a PhD in political science from University of California, Berkeley, and has taught previously at the University of Michigan and Harvard University, Massachusetts. Her research interests include American government and politics, political psychology, and race, ethnicity, and politics. She has published numerous articles on racial and ethnic politics, voting behavior, citizenship, social capital, and multiculturalism in edited volumes and in the following journals: the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Behavior, Political Psychology, and the Du Bois Review.
 
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