John F. Cataldi

Practical Symbolic Interactions in the Shrine of the South (eBook, ePUB)

Conversations with a Damn Yankee

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Practical Symbolic Interactions in the Shrine of the South: Conversations with a Damn Yankee finds that Lexington-Rockbridge, VA, community sentiments toward Southern symbols such as the Confederate Battle Flag and Robert E. Lee are not necessarily reducible to a racial divide. John F. Cataldi uses data to demonstrate that most black and white respondents navigate a social balance between the extremes of conservation and progress as a way to productively coexist and unify as a community rather than maintain an insular posture or cause division based solely on symbolic ideology. These findings challenge conventional sociological and media-provided paradigms and broaden the discussion of what tolerance and situational context mean for a large spectrum of community members who live in the milieu of Confederate symbols every day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666923704
• Artikelnr.: 66451308

Autorenporträt

John F. Cataldi teaches sociology of conflict and criminology at Washington & Lee University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Observing and Reporting in the Shrine of the South
Chapter 2. Reformers: Liberal Crusaders and Anti-Racists
Chapter 3. Retentionists: Conservative Crusaders and Faith Keepers
Chapter 4. Forbearers: Acta non Verba
Conclusion: The Sacred, the Mundane, and the Offensive
Bibliography
Appendix: Photos
About the Author