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Strach, Patricia. "Family as a Political Lens: An Examination of Agriculture Rhetoric and Policy Justification" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42749_index.html>

Strach, P. , 2005-09-01 "Family as a Political Lens: An Examination of Agriculture Rhetoric and Policy Justification" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42749_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The language and images of family dominate American politics from grand rhetorical appeals by politicians to the everyday language of public policy. Though policymakers use family in the language they use and the legislation that they write, the discipline of political science has largely dismissed family as part of the private realm located outside of “politics.” The end result is a picture of family in political research that looks very little like the role of family in politics. This paper is part of a broader panel that examines family as a lens for political investigation. Using family as a lens uncovers the ways that politics is conducted through the language and images of family and the power and legitimacy that this “natural” cultural symbol conveys. In this paper, I look at how family rhetoric is used effectively to support public policy positions. In choosing agriculture policy, I wish to show that the importance of family as a political lens comes not just in so-called family oriented policies (such as welfare or adoption rules) but in the very heart of day-to-day politics. In particular, I look at how the two simple words “family farm” have been used to sell agriculture policy to an increasingly urban/suburban America after World War II. Tying agriculture subsidies to images of American families has kept agriculture subsidies in place; the image of the family farm and the tremendous support it garners from Americans is the biggest obstacle to major agriculture reform. Looking at family highlights the importance of rhetoric and image in building and maintaining support for American public policy. Using family as a political lens offers a different—and valuable—interpretation from those offered from a more traditional political science interest group or gender focused approach. Putting the family lens front and center shows how familial relationships are an important component of American politics. From this vantage point, scholars may more fully unearth the political and gendered implications.

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