Mobilizing Public Sociology : Scholars, Activists, and Latin@ Migrants Converse on Common Ground.

Intro -- Mobilizing Public Sociology: Scholars, Activists, and Latin@ Migrants Converse onCommon Ground -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Immigrant Oppression and Resistance Movements -- 1 Collaboration between Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement: Gang Injunctions, Gang Databases, and Immigration Consequences -- 2 Gentrification, Gang Injunctions, and the Impact on Latin@ Communities in Southern California -- 3 The Politics of Immigration and a Catholic Counternarrative: A Perspective from the United States -- 4 Embracing the "Other": Dreamers Navigating Higher Education -- Part 2: Immigrants and Community Narratives -- 5 Latin@ Immigrant Youth in the Age of Mixed Messages: A Perspective on Deferred Action and Unaccompanied Minors -- 6 America's Love/Hate Relationship with Immigrants and OC Human Relations' Voice for Understanding -- 7 Public Sociology in Action: The Struggle to Assist Undocumented Latin@ Youth -- 8 Revolution of the Heart: Assisting Migrants in Their Quest for Dignity -- 9 A Life's Pursuit: The Journey to Higher Education of an Undocumented Student -- 10 At the Partnership Table: Bridging Academia and Community through Horizontal Dialoguing -- Conclusion: The Public Sociology Migrant Narrative -- Index.

In Victoria Carty and Rafael Luévano's edited collection, Mobilizing Public Sociology, scholars, practitioners, activists, and immigrants share their scholarly perspectives and personal experiences related to challenges that Latin@ immigrants face in the United States.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.