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Elusive Togetherness: Church Groups Trying to Bridge America´s Divisions
Paul Lichterman
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Description for Elusive Togetherness: Church Groups Trying to Bridge America´s Divisions
Paperback. Combines insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with sociology and addresses questions about civic and religious life that elude the 'social capital' concept. This book argues that to create civic relationships, groups need more than the right political beliefs or resources; they must learn new ways of being groups. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HRA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridges with other community groups, social service agencies, and low-income ... Read more
Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridges with other community groups, social service agencies, and low-income ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691096513
SKU
V9780691096513
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About Paul Lichterman
Paul Lichterman has been Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is now Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion at the University of Southern California. He is the author of "The Search for Political Community: American Activists Reinventing Commitment".
Reviews for Elusive Togetherness: Church Groups Trying to Bridge America´s Divisions
Winner of the 2006 Distinguished Book Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Winner of the 2006 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, Pacific Sociological Association Honorable Mention for the 2006 Book Award, Section on Sociology of Culture, American Sociological Association "This theory-driven ethnographic study demonstrates that there are different sets of cultural customs that enable and constrain what people do ... Read more