Overview

This book examines Texas regulations from the Texas Black Codes of 1866, some of the most deceptive regulations in Texas history, to contemporary Texas Child Care Licensing regulations, which perhaps symbolize some of the most audience-friendly contemporary regulations in Texas. The author focuses on the contemporary African-American audience, often categorized as distrustful of government. The book can help public policy students understand the complexities of intercultural communication and negotiation in public policy development and implementation.

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Author:   Miriam Williams ,  Charles Sides
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.226kg
ISBN:  

9781138637955

ISBN 10:   1138637955
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   29 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"CHAPTER I. Introduction: Race, Regulations, and Trust Traditional Styles of Regulatory Writing Contemporary Arguments for Plain English Regulations Organization of Book CHAPTER II. Case Study I—Texas Black Codes of 1866: Identifying Discourse Markers of Trust Identifying Discourse Markers of Trust Discourse Analysis of Texas Black Codes Findings of Discourse Analysis CHAPTER III. Texas Laws and Tacit Laws: Redefining Black Labor from ""The Nadir"" to Civil Rights Redefining Apprenticeship and Contract Labor Rationale for Contemporary Studies CHAPTER IV. Case Study II—Texas Agencies: The Challenge of Evoking Trust Contextual Inquiry Meeting at State Agency Artifacts Collected during Contextual Inquiry Study Process Meeting with Group of Policy Writers Analysis of Regulatory Writing Tasks CHAPTER V. Case Study III—Contemporary Black Business Owners: Legalese, Plain English, or Both? The Focus Group in Context CHAPTER VI. An Invention Heuristic for Regulatory Writing Implications of Contextual Inquiry and Focus Group Studies What Information Do New Policy Writers Need to Know? What Style Meets the Needs of the Government Agency and the Public? A Rulemaking Heuristic to Evoke Trust in Distrustful Audiences Considerations for the Future of Regulatory Writing APPENDICES Appendix I: Texas Black Codes in Legalese and Plain English Appendix II: Rhetorical Analysis of Texas Black Codes in Legalese and Plain English Appendix III: Contextual Inquiry Transcript Appendix IV: The Focus Group Meeting REFERENCES INDEX"

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