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Author Yi, Joseph, 1971-

Title God and karate on the Southside : bridging differences, building American communities / Joseph E. Yi
Published Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 221 pages)
Contents Introduction -- The nature of the problem: diversity and indifference -- Many-stranded theory of liberal democracy -- God bridging: Chicago (international) Church of Christ -- Framing religion: limits of Christian engagement -- Karate bridging: Fitzpatrick's Tang Soo Do -- Framing karate: frontiers of engagement -- Religious participation and race relations: general social survey -- Renewing democracy in America
Summary Recent demographic changes have sparked debate about the civic health of American democracy. Democracy requires people of different backgrounds to be disposed toward working together, and it requires "little-noticed meeting places" where neighbors interact with each other, share their thinking, and address common problems. As issues of ethnic and social diversity become increasingly foregrounded, social scientists find pervasive social distrust and civic withdrawal in racially and ethnically heterogeneouscommunities, whether in big cities (Los Angeles) or small (Yakima, WA). In this book, Yi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Community development -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
Cultural pluralism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
Martial arts -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
Communities -- Religious aspects.
Democracy -- Religious aspects.
Race relations -- Religious aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Communities -- Religious aspects
Community development
Cultural pluralism
Democracy -- Religious aspects
Martial arts -- Social aspects
Race relations
Race relations -- Religious aspects
Soziale Situation
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Gemeinwesenarbeit
SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- Case studies
Subject Illinois -- Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2009016431
ISBN 9780739138373
0739138375
9786612494840
6612494840
1282494848
9781282494848