| Empathy Beyond Us Borders: The Challenges of Transnational Civic Engagement Contributor(s): Adler Jr, Gary J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 110847456X ISBN-13: 9781108474566 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Volunteer Work |
| Dewey: 361.37 |
| LCCN: 2018051441 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.4" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 314 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How do middle-class Americans become aware of distant social problems and act against them? US colleges, congregations, and seminaries increasingly promote immersion travel as a way to bridge global distance, produce empathy, and increase global awareness. But does it? Drawing from a mixed methods study of a progressive, religious immersion travel organization at the US-Mexico border, Empathy Beyond US Borders provides a broad sociological context for the rise of immersion travel as a form of transnational civic engagement. Gary J. Adler, Jr follows alongside immersion travelers as they meet undocumented immigrants, walk desert trails, and witness deportations. His close observations combine with interviews and surveys to evaluate the potential of this civic action, while developing theory about culture, empathy, and progressive religion in transnational civic life. This timely book describes the moralization of travel, the organizational challenges of transnational engagement, and the difficulty of feeling transformed but not knowing how to help. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adler Jr, Gary J.: - Gary J. Adler, Jr is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University. His research on culture, civic organizations, and religion has been published in numerous journals, including Social Problems, the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Social Science and Medicine. He is the editor of Secularism, Catholicism, and the Future of Public Life (2015) and co-editor of American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism (forthcoming). |
