TY - BOOK ID - 85645053 TI - Empathy beyond US borders : the challenges of transnational civic engagement PY - 2019 SN - 110860854X 1108605575 110847456X 1108637787 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Volunteer tourism. KW - Foreign study. KW - International travel KW - Americans KW - Volunteer workers in social services. KW - Americans in foreign countries KW - Travel KW - International study KW - Study abroad KW - Studying abroad KW - Education KW - Students, Foreign KW - Tourism KW - Social aspects. KW - BorderLinks (Program) KW - Tucson Ecumenical Council. KW - Foreign countries. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85645053 AB - How do middle-class Americans become aware of distant social problems and act against them? US colleges, congregations, and seminaries increasingly promote immersion travel as a way to bridge global distance, produce empathy, and increase global awareness. But does it? Drawing from a mixed methods study of a progressive, religious immersion travel organization at the US-Mexico border, Empathy Beyond US Borders provides a broad sociological context for the rise of immersion travel as a form of transnational civic engagement. Gary J. Adler, Jr follows alongside immersion travelers as they meet undocumented immigrants, walk desert trails, and witness deportations. His close observations combine with interviews and surveys to evaluate the potential of this civic action, while developing theory about culture, empathy, and progressive religion in transnational civic life. This timely book describes the moralization of travel, the organizational challenges of transnational engagement, and the difficulty of feeling transformed but not knowing how to help. ER -