{"product_id":"people-places-and-belonging-deepening-our-sense-of-community-and-identity-9781487551452","title":"People, Places, and Belonging: Deepening Our Sense of Community and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlace matters - for good and bad. Infinitely diverse in form, place embodies the action settings where social life happens. Often fighting to preserve a sense of group belonging in the process, we design places to reflect our values and interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye on our rapidly changing world, \u003cem\u003ePeople, Places, and Belonging\u003c\/em\u003e explores how social realities at every level are affected by the places we collectively forge across various social domains. The book shows how place-related circumstances can promote personal empowerment, civic engagement, and social and environmental justice. \u003cbr\u003eDiscussing places that affect personal and social well-being, including homes, communities, vehicles, and the metaverse, William Marsiglio illustrates how a web of social processes involving claims, attachments, rituals, and transitions (CART) structure our experiences in place. The author argues that we can use decision-making principles to enhance our attachments, encourage supportive rituals, smooth out transitions, and manage claims with less conflict and more social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with a heightened place consciousness and ethical principles, \u003cem\u003ePeople, Places, and Belonging\u003c\/em\u003e ultimately posits that we must individually and collectively build places that enrich our lives, celebrate the communal spirit, and foster social equity and ecological justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Marsiglio\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology at the University of Florida. He is a leading scholar in the fields of family and fatherhood and a fellow at the National Council on Family Relations. He is the author or co-author of thirteen books including \u003cem\u003eChasing We-ness: Cultivating Empathy and Leadership in a Polarized World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDads, Kids, and Fitness: A Father's Guide to Family Health\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMen on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities\u003c\/em\u003e. Much of his qualitative research and writing explores how men, as fathers and youth workers, relate to children and promote health and fitness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aevo Utp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903776461074,"sku":"9781487551452","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00aa1f47-f5c5-4acd-aece-6c355d2807f1.jpg?v=1738505864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/people-places-and-belonging-deepening-our-sense-of-community-and-identity-9781487551452","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}