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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826912803321

Titolo

Scholars and Southern Californian immigrants in dialogue : new conversations in public sociology / / edited by Victoria Carty, Rafael Luévano, and Tekle Woldemikael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-7618-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Disciplina

305.9/06912097949

Soggetti

Immigrants - California

California Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Contextualizing the Immigration Debate through Public Sociology; Chapter One: Immigration on the U.S.-Mexico Border; Chapter Two: "Here I Am Naked"; Chapter Three: The Effects of Media Framing on Attitudes toward Undocumented Immigration; Chapter Four: Vying for Conservative Hearts and Minds; Chapter Five: Racialized "Illegality"; II: A Grassroots Perspective on Immigration Issues through Personal Narratives; Chapter Six: Self-Empowerment through Grassroots Efforts; Chapter Seven: Santa Ana, California

Chapter Eight: A View from the Church BellsChapter Nine: Newfound Evangelical Support for Immigration; Chapter Ten: Bridging Academia with Community; Conclusion; Index; Contributing Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue: New Conversations in Public Sociology employs public sociology to bring together academics and undocumented voices in vibrant conversation about immigration in Southern California. The dialogue offers compelling insights concerning reasons for immigration and what happens to Latinos/as when they migrate to the United States.