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Online_Appendix – Supplemental material for United in States of Dissatisfaction: Confirmation Bias Across the Partisan Divide
No full textSupplemental material, Online_Appendix for United in States of Dissatisfaction: Confirmation Bias Across the Partisan Divide by Amy E. Lerman and Daniel Acland in American Politics Research</p
sj-docx-1-pun-10.1177_14624745221087702 - Supplemental material for Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-pun-10.1177_14624745221087702 for Transformational learning and identity shift: Evidence from a campus behind bars by Amy E Lerman and Meredith Sadin in Punishment & Society</p
sj-docx-1-cjb-10.1177_00938548211037718 – Supplemental material for Prisons and Mental Health: Violence, Organizational Support, and the Effects of Correctional Work
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-cjb-10.1177_00938548211037718 for Prisons and Mental Health: Violence, Organizational Support, and the Effects of Correctional Work by Amy E. Lerman, Jessie Harney and Meredith Sadin in Criminal Justice and Behavior</p
Good enough for government work the public reputation crisis in America (and what we can do to fix it)
No full textAmerican government is in the midst of a reputation crisis. An overwhelming majority of citizens - Republicans and Democrats alike - hold negative perceptions of the government and believe it is wasteful, inefficient, and doing a generally poor job managing public programs and providing public services. When social problems arise, Americans are therefore skeptical that the government has the ability to respond effectively. It's a serious problem, argues Amy E. Lerman, and it will not be a simple one to fix. With Good Enough for Government Work, Lerman uses surveys, experiments, and public opinion data to argue persuasively that the reputation of government is itself an impediment to government's ability to achieve the common good. In addition to improving its efficiency and effectiveness, government therefore has an equally critical task: countering the belief that the public sector is mired in incompetence. Lerman takes readers through the main challenges. Negative perceptions are highly resistant to change, she shows, because we tend to perceive the world in a way that confirms our negative stereotypes of government - even in the face of new information. Those who hold particularly negative perceptions also begin to "opt out" in favor of private alternatives, such as sending their children to private schools, living in gated communities, and refusing to participate in public health insurance programs. When sufficient numbers of people opt out of public services, the result can be a decline in the objective quality of public provision. Lerman concludes with practical solutions for how the government might improve its reputation and roll back current efforts to eliminate or privatize even some of the most critical public service
Good Enough for Government Work The Public Reputation Crisis in America (And What We Can Do to Fix It)
No full textAmerican government is in the midst of a reputation crisis. An overwhelming majority of citizens-Republicans and Democrats alike-hold negative perceptions of the government and believe it is wasteful, inefficient, and doing a generally poor job managing public programs and providing public services. When social problems arise, Americans are therefore skeptical that the government has the ability to respond effectively. It's a serious problem, argues Amy E. Lerman, and it will not be a simple one to fix. With Good Enough for Government Work, Lerman uses surveys, experiments, and public opinion data to argue persuasively that the reputation of government is itself an impediment to government's ability to achieve the common good. In addition to improving its efficiency and effectiveness, government therefore has an equally critical task: countering the belief that the public sector is mired in incompetence. Lerman takes readers through the main challenges. Negative perceptions are highly resistant to change, she shows, because we tend to perceive the world in a way that confirms our negative stereotypes of government-even in the face of new information. Those who hold particularly negative perceptions also begin to "opt out" in favor of private alternatives, such as sending their children to private schools, living in gated communities, and refusing to participate in public health insurance programs. When sufficient numbers of people opt out of public services, the result can be a decline in the objective quality of public provision. In this way, citizens' beliefs about government can quickly become a self-fulfilling prophecy, with consequences for all. Lerman concludes with practical solutions for how the government might improve its reputation and roll back current efforts to eliminate or privatize even some of the most critical public service
FIT Authors Talks: "The Miracles" with Amy Lemmon
No full textProfessor and Chair of English and Communication Studies Amy Lemmon reads from and talks about her book The Miracles.With lyricism and grace, Amy Lemmon gives us a worldview to live by. The all-too-familiar “wear of sorrow’s rub” is presented alongside the world’s miracles, including the author’s two children. Fearlessly bridging the gap between tradition and artistic innovation, the author moves us forward with her into the unknown, to entertain new relationships with herself, her children, and the world
American Women Writers: Amy M. Clark
No full textA 2011 conversation with the author Amy M. Clark about her life and the inspiration for her work
A Journey Shared: \u3cem\u3eA Farewell to Arms\u3c/em\u3e as Catherine Barkley’s Story
No full textDiscusses the challenges of overcoming student resistance to viewing the novel as Catherine Barkley’s story without dismissing Frederic Henry’s importance. Relying on class discussion of key passages, short essay tests, and informal response papers, Lerman articulates her strategies for encouraging a fuller understanding of Catherine’s maturation and integral role in Henry’s development. Appendix features topics for an undergraduate essay assignment incorporating research
Dr. Amy Howard – Faculty Author Interview
No full textAmy Howard, executive director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement and associated faculty in American studies, discusses her new book, More Than Shelter: Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing, published recently by the University of Minnesota Press. Her research and book looks closely at three public housing projects in San Francisco and brings to light the dramatic measures tenants have taken to create communities that mattered to them
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Arresting citizenship ::the democratic consequences of American crime control /
No full text"The numbers are staggering: One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more were never convicted, but are nonetheless subject to surveillance by the state. Never before has the American government maintained so vast a network of institutions dedicated solely to the control and confinement of its citizens. A provocative assessment of the contemporary carceral state for American democracy, Arresting Citizenship argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has fundamentally recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable--and growing--group of second-class citizens. From police stops to court cases and incarceration, at each stage of the criminal justice system individuals belonging to this disempowered group come to experience a state-within-a-state that reflects few of the country's core democratic values. Through scores of interviews, along with analyses of survey data, Amy E. Lerman and Vesla M. Weaver show how this contact with police, courts, and prisons decreases faith in the capacity of American political institutions to respond to citizens' concerns and diminishes the sense of full and equal citizenship--even for those who have not been found guilty of any crime. The effects of this increasingly frequent contact with the criminal justice system are wide-ranging--and pernicious--and Lerman and Weaver go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to reincorporate this large group of citizens as active participants in American civic and political life." -- Publisher's description
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