List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. A Society of Strangers
2. Roots of Social Affinity
3. The Construction of Social Issues, Part I: Compartmentalizing the Self and Society
4. The Construction of Social Issues, Part II: Breaking the Boundaries Between Self and Other
5. The "Other Side of Silence": The Construction of Social Consciousness
6. A "Sentimenal Journey": Emotions, Role-taking, and Empathy
7. A Call to Action: Social Activism and Social Affinity
8. From "Compartmentalizing" to "Breaking the Boundaries": Moving Along the Continuum of Social Affinity
9. Becoming "Fully Human": Social Affinity in a Modern World
Appendix A: The Empirical Approach to Social Affinity
Appendix B. Transcript of a Commercial for the Christian Children's Fund
Appendix C. Social Issues Frames
Notes
References
Index