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 One Nation, After All
Alan Wolfe
Penguin Books, March 1999
This classic sociological study by CG Advisory Board member Alan Wolfe examines
how Americans really feel about God, country, family, racism, welfare, immigration,
homosexuality, work, The Right, The Left and each other.
Book Description:
The subject of great critical acclaim and extensive review attention, One Nation,
After All concludes that the reports of cultural divides are highly exaggerated,
and Americans agree about much more--on religion, family, race, and morality--than
politicians and media pundits would have us believe. These are among the surprising
findings reached by renowned sociologist Alan Wolfe after two years of listening
to middle-class citizens in eight communities around the nation.
In frank and often moving language, middle-class Americans, "left" and "right,"
express their views about immigrants of all races--whom they welcome but insist
should learn English and work hard--and about giving a second chance to the deserving
poor but not to the undeserving. They are remarkably tolerant on questions of
religion, affirmative action, and family issues--but not about homosexuality.
Wolfe's study, which has already had an impact on the way we discuss domestic
politics, disproves thought cliches that have wrongly polarized Americans, and
shows the many values that hold our nation together.
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