SOCI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Casual Sex, Jane Addams, Civic Engagement
6 Dec 2016
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Tocqueville, democracy in america: americans tend towards: Participation in religious group ( & civic associations) Civic engagement: lichterman ask : why are some groups more successful at fostering civic engagement than others, democratic theorists : The ability to be self critical about relations with others: the study : religious group in lakeburg. Promotion of faith based alternatives to welfare (expanded under pres. bush and obama) The study design : focus on groups helping former welfare beneficiaries. Precisely those who are likely to build bridges. Focus on group culture: two moms & free meals. The two moms want to feed people only. No meeting, just cooking food and sharing meal. Residents don"t like the food and skeptical of white middle class outsiders. Two moms and residents of the southside community. Upshot : two moms showed social reflexivity. Community residents eventually run the program by themselves: park cluster. Group culture : initially, business-like; later, discussion based.
