From Black Codes to Recodification

Removing the Veil from Regulatory Writing

AvMiriam Williams

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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This book examines Texas regulations dating as far back as the Texas Black Codes of 1866 to contemporary Texas Child Care Licensing regulations. It presents case studies that test contemporary African American perceptions of various styles of regulatory writing.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-06-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Baywood's Technical Communications
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Baywood Publishing Company Inc
ISBN:9780895033765

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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 TrustIdentifying 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 TasksCHAPTER 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 APPENDICESAppendix 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 REFERENCESINDEX