Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. Sofya Aptekar analyses what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the US as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior "supercitizens”, Aptekar's research uncovers contradictions with the way naturalization works today.
Between 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. Sofya Aptekar analyses what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the US as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior "supercitizens”, Aptekar's research uncovers contradictions with the way naturalization works today.
SOFYA APTEKAR is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The Roads to Citizenship Chapter 2 Citizenship and Inequality Chapter 3 Voices of Immigrants Chapter 4 Citizenship Ceremonies Chapter 5 Welcoming and Defining Chapter 6 Naturalization in Theory and Practice Appendix Results of Multivariate Analysis Predicting Citizenship Status among Immigrants Notes References Index
List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The Roads to Citizenship Chapter 2 Citizenship and Inequality Chapter 3 Voices of Immigrants Chapter 4 Citizenship Ceremonies Chapter 5 Welcoming and Defining Chapter 6 Naturalization in Theory and Practice Appendix Results of Multivariate Analysis Predicting Citizenship Status among Immigrants Notes References Index
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