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A radical experiment in empathy

A radical experiment in empathy

Can two countries at war dare to empathize with one another? Step by methodical step, sociologist Sam Richards gives his audience an extraordinary challenge: to allow a group of (mainly) Americans to understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent. A powerful talk.

Richards uses this as an example to demonstrate the importance of empathy in the development of a sociological imagination. ...

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Sociological Imagination
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
January 25, 2019
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 2, 2019
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Submitter:
Lynn Ritchey
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High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Video, Website
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Streaming/YouTube
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English
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