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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen M. CherryPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780813562056ISBN 10: 0813562058 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 03 January 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Faithfully Filipino and American 2. Catholic Culture and Filipino Families 3. Community of Communities 4. Communities in Conflict 5. Building Centers of Community 6. Caring for Community 7. Protecting Family and Life 8. Growing Presence and Potential Impacts Methodological Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsCherry's book captures the heartbeat of the Filipino immigrant community in America by its focus on how religion and family impact American civic life and the future of American Catholicism. --Helen Rose Ebaugh author of Religion and the New Immigrants (08/14/2013) Cherry's book captures the heartbeat of the Filipino immigrant community in America by its focus on how religion and family impact American civic life and the future of American Catholicism. --Helen Rose Ebaugh author of Religion and the New Immigrants A clear and honest examination of the Filipino Catholics in America. Cherry has provided a valuable contribution to the study of Asian Americans, migration, and religion. --Review of Religious Research Cherry's work is an important contribution to the literature on immigrant religion and religious communities. This work is suitable for multiple readerships from undergraduate studies and graduate seminars in religion, race or ethnicity, culture, and Asian American studies. --American Journal of Sociology Cherry expands the possibilities for a truly public sociology, and thereby, offers a long awaited, unusually rich analysis of contemporary American Catholicism from Filipino epistemological perspectives. --Sociology of Religion Stephen Cherry offers readers a close look at an immigrant group in the United Statesvthat has been significantly understudied relative to its size and importance. Cherry makes a strong argument for the significant impact of the Filipino-American community on American civic life and on American Catholicism. --Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Using interviews and surveys, sociologist Cherry presents a thick description and analysis of the interplay of faith, family, and community life among the first generation of Filipino Americans in Houston, Texas. A significant contribution to immigration, ethnic/multicultural, Asian American, and religious studies. Highly recommended. --Choice Well-written and informative, this book is an incredibly in-depth, sensitive look into the worlds of Filipino lives, families, and religious practices. Using multiple sources of data, Cherry puts Filipino religious lives in context, helping us get up-close views that bring social patterns to life. --Michael O. Emerson Rice University Well-written and informative, this book is an incredibly in-depth, sensitive look into the worlds of Filipino lives, families, and religious practices. Using multiple sources of data, Cherry puts Filipino religious lives in context, helping us get up-close views that bring social patterns to life. <br>--Michael O. Emerson Rice University (02/22/2013) Author InformationSTEPHEN M. CHERRY is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. He is coeditor of Global Religious Movements across Borders: Sacred Service. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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