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Piece Description
Inspired by his recent participation in a Zogby International poll, writer and literary consultant Chris Tucker ponders the notion of a public sense of identity and how much its determined by place of origin.
Broadcast History
"Public Sense of Identity" aired 3/6/2008 during "Morning Edition" on KERA 90.1 FM.
Transcript
About six months ago, out of the blue, I was added to the Zogby International polling list. Every couple of weeks I get a 40-50 question survey on which I help reflect the collective wisdom, or sometimes confusion, of the American people.
Each survey has a different emphasis, from immigration to presidential politics to the media to consumer spending, but one question is always on every survey, and here it is:
"Do you consider yourself mostly a resident of your city, America, or the planet Earth?"
In other words, the pollsters want to know, who are you and where do you think you?re from? What are the sources of your identity, and is one source more important than another?
First, consider local identity. Now I know there are people who still say you can?t get a great bagel west of the Hudson River, but due to greater mobility and the effects of mass media, local and...
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Timing and Cues
How much does our place of origin determine our sense of who we are? Commentator Chris Tucker has been pondering that question.
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