
The Stranger Next Door
The Story of a Small Community's Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights; Or, How the Right Divides Us
Arlene Stein(Author)
Beacon Press
Published on 27. December 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8070-0718-1 (ISBN)
Description
A small town believes they are "under siege from homosexuals" as animosity begins to tear it apart. Author Stein writes as both a community insider and outsider, drawing upon personal observation, media analysis and interviews with 50 of the town's residents to sympathetically and critically reveal how both sides, and those caught in the middle, responded to this culture war.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-0718-1 (9780807007181)
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Arlene Stein
The Stranger Next Door
The Story of a Small Community's Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights; Or, How the Right Divides Us
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Arlene Stein is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. The author and editor of numerous books, she received the Ruth Benedict Prize for The Stranger Next Door. She is co-editor of The Perils of Populism.
Content
Preface to the New Edition
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
CHAPTER 2
The Personal Is Political
CHAPTER 3
Resentment’s Roots
CHAPTER 4
Community Reimagined
CHAPTER 5
Decorating for Jesus
CHAPTER 6
Angry White Men and Women
CHAPTER 7
We Are All Queer—Or Are We?
CHAPTER 8
I Shout, Therefore I Am
CHAPTER 9
Whose Side Are You On?
CHAPTER 10
Living with Strangers
Acknowledgments
APPENDIX A
Methodological Notes
APPENDIX B
Text of Ballot Measures
Notes
Index
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
CHAPTER 2
The Personal Is Political
CHAPTER 3
Resentment’s Roots
CHAPTER 4
Community Reimagined
CHAPTER 5
Decorating for Jesus
CHAPTER 6
Angry White Men and Women
CHAPTER 7
We Are All Queer—Or Are We?
CHAPTER 8
I Shout, Therefore I Am
CHAPTER 9
Whose Side Are You On?
CHAPTER 10
Living with Strangers
Acknowledgments
APPENDIX A
Methodological Notes
APPENDIX B
Text of Ballot Measures
Notes
Index