The Boundaries of Belonging, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Online Work of Immigration-Related Social Movement Organizations
Cultural Sociology Series

This book addresses an issue currently making political headlines in the United States?immigration. Immigrants have long engendered debates about the boundaries of belonging, with some singing their praises and others warning of their dangers. In particular, the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the country provoke heated disagreements with issues of legality and morality at the forefront. Increasingly, such debates take place online, by organizations in the immigrant rights and the immigration control movements, who engage in symbolic work that includes blurring, crossing, maintaining, solidifying, and shifting the boundaries of belonging. Based on data collected from 29 national-level groups, this book features a cultural sociological analysis of the online materials deployed by social movement organizations debating immigration in the United States.

1. Debating Immigration.- 2. The Boundaries of Belonging.- 3. Family Matters.- 4. The Price of Citizenship.- 5. Evaluating Values.- 6. Symbolic Boundaries in Action. 

Brings together sociological sub disciplines that are rarely in dialogue—immigration, activism, and social movements Innovative use of SMOs, online words, and images Offers a cultural-sociological exploration of how organizations within the immigrant rights and immigration control movements in the United States make meaning online