Mobilizing public sociology : : scholars, activists, and Latina migrants converse on common ground / / edited by Victoria Carty, Rafael Luévano.

Mobilizing Public Sociology , coedited by Victoria Carty and Rafael Luévano, combines theory and scholarly perspectives with a grassroots approach to challenges that Latin@ immigrants face in the United States. Public sociology calls for scholars and community activists and practitioners to engage i...

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Superior document:Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 106
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Studies in critical social sciences ; Volume 106.
Physical Description:1 online resource (206 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Victoria Carty
  • Immigrant Oppression and Resistance Movements
  • Collaboration between Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement: Gang Injunctions, Gang Databases, and Immigration Consequences / Amelia Alvarez and Fawn Bekam
  • Gentrification, Gang Injunctions, and the Impact on Latin@ Communities in Southern California / Madeleine Spencer and Victoria Carty
  • The Politics of Immigration and a Catholic Counternarrative: A Perspective from the United States / Kristin E. Heyer
  • Embracing the “Other”: Dreamers Navigating Higher Education / Harriett D. Romo and Raquel R. Marquez
  • Immigrants and Community Narratives
  • Latin@ Immigrant Youth in the Age of Mixed Messages: A Perspective on Deferred Action and Unaccompanied Minors / Lisa D. Ramirez
  • America’s Love/Hate Relationship with Immigrants and OC Human Relations’ Voice for Understanding / Rusty Kennedy
  • Public Sociology in Action: The Struggle to Assist Undocumented Latin@ Youth / Eileen McNerney, CSJ
  • Revolution of the Heart: Assisting Migrants in Their Quest for Dignity / Murphy, Patrick
  • A Life’s Pursuit: The Journey to Higher Education of an Undocumented Student / Oliver Lopez
  • At the Partnership Table: Bridging Academia and Community through Horizontal Dialoguing / Suzanne SooHoo and Patricia Huerta
  • The Public Sociology Migrant Narrative / Rafael Luévano.