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The Stranger Next Door
Winner of the Ruth Benedict Prize
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
Winner of the Ruth Benedict Prize
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
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Winner of the Ruth Benedict Prize
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
The story of a small townâs fight over LGBTQ+ rights that reveals how the far right weaponizes social issues to declare whose lives are valuableâand whose are expendable
A new preface bridges the past and the present in Arlene Steinâs award-winning work of narrative sociology, The Stranger Next Door, contextualizing the so-called âculture warsâ as they have evolved since the post-Reagan years. With deep on-the-ground research and vivid storytelling, Stein explores how the right mobilizes fear and uncertainty to shift blame onto âstrangersâ and how these symbolic struggles undermine democracy.
Faced with globalization and automation, the working-class citizens of the Pacific Northwestâs âTimbertownâ felt left behind, fearing job loss and the hollowing out of their small town. Religious conservatives convinced many local citizens that queer people were to blame. A bitter battle to deny the civil liberties of sexual minorities ensued.
Though set in the 1990s, The Stranger Next Door is a story that echoes loudly today. Stein looks at how local conflicts over LGTBQ+ rights and other social issues paved the way for the contemporary right-wing populist resurgence. The Stranger Next Door positions todayâs battles over transgender rights and critical race theory in a long-running struggle to define America, offering a razor-sharp examination of how the right manufactures local culture wars to divide and conquer.
