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The Construction of American Identity Through Language Policy
American Identity
Culture
language
“Let us strive,” stated Professor James Woodburn at an address to the Indiana State Teachers’ Association in the midst of World War I, “to save America from being a polyglot nation – a conglomeration of tongues and nationalities, like a polyglot boardinghouse” (Ramsey, 20). The question of language and minority rights is both historically and…
Definition of the Concept of the Inner Core of Helios Identity
American Identity
Culture
Society
People cannot help the way others perceive the way they talk or how they look. In fact, in today’s society, people often judge others only glancing at them once, especially if this person is a foreigner. Yet it is up to the individuals to let others influence one’s identity. The people that surround you in…
Who Are Americans? A “Nation of Immigrants” With a Great Legacy
American Identity
Culture
Immigration
Barefoot Heart is a distinctively told personal account of the life of Elva Trevino Hart’s childhood and growing up in a family of migrant workers. Her story brings to life the day-to-day experiences of people confronting the impediments of working within the fields. She also accounts for the environment that her family was raised in…
Theory of Social Identity and Party Affiliation
American Identity
Politics
Psychology
There are numerous examples of mass number of the electorate leaving one party and opting for another. A study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that in 2015 almost 25% of young Americans who branded themselves Republican or conservative leaning abandoned their party for the Democrats (Jukam, 2017). Party attachment is a concept that…
Analysis of the Impact of Stereotypes on African Americans
American Identity
Psychology
Stereotypes
Stereotype threat is the phenomenon of which, when members belonging to a certain social group, feel a sense of pressure in a social situation to conform to one or multiple negative stereotypes concerning their particular social group (Pennington, C. R., Heim, D., Levy, A. R., & Larkin, D. T., 2016). This particular paper shall examine…