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Drawing on a review of the literature, responses to mass immigration into the US during two key periods -- 1880-1924 & 1970-2001 -- are compared, focusing on expressions of nativism & other anti-immigrant sentiments & activities. Similarities & differences on both the types of immigrants (in terms of national origin & race) & their reception(s) are explored, discussing public opinion & the responses of government & organized labor. It is concluded that, although anti-immigrant attitudes & behaviors have been reformulated, refocused, &/or diminished over time, many of the core beliefs & fears that originally created them continue to be prominent, including the notions of immigrants as political, economic, & sociocultural threats to the "American way of life." The new perception of immigrants as threats to the natural environment is also examined, & policy implications are considered. 94 References. K. Hyatt Stewart

This study investigates the image of popular female singers in different musical styles as conveyed through their album cover photographs. Slides were made of ninety‐one albums recorded by women between 1973 and 1981. They were shown in subgroups to panels of judges who rated them on thirty‐one traits. These traits represent either (a) aspects of the "traditional" feminine stereotype, (b) qualities of sexual attractiveness, or (c) positive, but not specifically feminine, traits. The results indicate that female singers were rated positively, regardless of musical style. Country singers were rated relatively high on the traditional traits, while rhythm and blues artists were high on sex appeal and positive traits. Rock singers were rated as aloof and high on positive traits but low on traditionalism and sex appeal. Pop singers were not rated high or low on any dimension. Some differences in male and female raters'evaluations were found. It was concluded that female recording artists generally are not presented in the same stereotyped manner as women are usually portrayed in other forms of media advertising.

This study examines naturalization rates in the southeastern United States and compares them to other regions while investigating some political consequences of naturalization. In terms of the number of naturalized citizens and naturalization rates, the Southeast lags behind states with long immigration histories. In all U.S. southeastern states, Asians comprise the largest group of naturalized citizens, but rates vary. Mexicans and Central Americans are the least likely to obtain citizenship in all southeastern states. The authors also find and discuss a small immigrant presence in the U.S. House of Representatives and a significant positive correlation between states" naturalization rates and the percentage of the state that voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. ; El presente estudio examina las tasas de naturalización en el sureste de Estados Unidos y las compara con las de otras regiones, mientras investiga algunas de sus consecuencias políticas. En términos del número de ciudadanos naturalizados y de las tasas de naturalización, el sureste se mantiene atrás de estados que tienen largas historias de inmigración. En todos los estados del sureste estadunidense, los asiáticos tienen los mayores números de ciudadanos naturalizados, aunque las tasas varían. Los mexicanos y los centroamericanos son quienes tienen menos probabilidades de obtener la ciudadanían en los estados del sureste. Los autores también encuentran y discuten la escasa presencia de inmigrantes en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos y una correlación positiva significativa entre la tasa de naturalización de un estado y el porcentaje que votó por Barack Obama en la elección presidencial de 2008.