Full Description
How native-born rural adolescents adapt to new immigrants in their communities.
Contents
A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America; J. Celeste Lay; Table of Contents; Prologue and Acknowledgements; Introduction: Places and Political Learning; 1: Transformation of Small Town America; 2: A Natural Experiment in Iowa Towns; 3: Seeing Race: Attitudes toward Immigrants and Symbolic Racism; 4: No Retreat: Civic Withdrawal and Immigration; 5: Gradual Progress; 6: What Happened to My Town?; Conclusion: The Implications of a New Normal; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Bibliography.