A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SANCTUARY MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Title
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A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE: THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SANCTUARY MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Identifier
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AAI8708312
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identifier
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8708312
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Creator
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OVRYN RIVERA, RACHEL JO.
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Contributor
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William Kornblum
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Date
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1987
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Social Structure and Development
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Abstract
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This analysis of the Sanctuary Movement, in which members of the religious community offered assistance and refuge to refugees from Central America, examines its emergence and development within the context of what Ovryn Rivera terms the "indigenous resources/values framework." The indigenous resources part of the framework integrates the findings of traditional resource mobilization theory, with its emphasis on resources, organization and rationality, and research which emphasizes the role of pre-existing institutions, leaders and internal organization in the emergence and development of social movements. The values part of the framework emphasizes the critical role of values in the emergence of social movements with a religious community base. The framework's contribution to social movement theory is the concept that both resources and values are critical to movement emergence and development.;The study is divided into three parts. Part One introduces the reader to (a) the experiences of Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees in search of refuge in the United States from war and persecution in their homelands, (b) the Immigration Service's refusal to recognize their refugee status, (c) the response of the religious community to these refugees, (d) the emergence of the sanctuary movement. This section also reviews social movement research and social movement theory.;Part Two consists of three case studies of local sanctuary movement centers in Tucson, Arizona, New York City, and Berkeley, California. The case studies illustrate similarities and differences in local sanctuary movement centers and focus on the effect of geographic proximity to the border, denominational affiliation, point at which the center emerged, input of the legal sector, reactions of authorities, use of particular tactics and strategies, leadership, social networking, internal organization, and conflict on the movement's emergence and development.;Part Three analyzes the movement's internal organization, leadership, strategies and tactics, responses of authorities, and conflicts. This section includes an analysis of the limitations of classical collective behavior theory and resource mobilization theory vis-a-vis the sanctuary movement and the efficacy of the indigenous resources/values framework.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Sociology
