The politics of identity : solidarity building among America's working poor /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Brien, Erin E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Colección:SUNY series in public policy.
Temas:
Working poor > United States.
Group identity > Political aspects > United States.
Solidarity > Political aspects > United States.
Political planning > United States.
Travailleurs pauvres > États-Unis.
Identité collective > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Politique publique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Group identity > Political aspects.
Political planning.
Social policy.
Solidarity > Political aspects.
Working poor.
United States > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY; Contents; Tables and Figure; Acknowledgments; PART I. Identity and Solidarity: Existing Patterns and New Possibilities; 1. Introduction; 2. Identity among the Working Poor: Possibilities in Familiar Patterns; PART II. Coalitional Worker Solidarity: Connecting as Members of Distinct Demographic Groups; 3. "They're a Lot Like Us: "Understanding Coalitional Solidarity, Developing It, and the Role of Associational Identity Politics; 4. "Hey, It's Not My Fault": Barriers to Coalitional Solidarity and the Non-Role of Associational Identity Politics.
  • PART III. Collective Solidarity: The Working Poor Connecting along a Shared Identity5. "I Got Workers' Backs": Uncovering Collective Worker Solidarity, Developing It, and the Role of Associational Identity Politics; 6. "Being a Worker Doesn't Mean a Thing to Me": The How and Why of Rejecting Collective Worker Solidarity; PART IV. Implications for Policy Change and Activism; Introduction to Part IV: "It's Time for Us to Really Do Something":Key Points for Moving Everyday Feelings Surrounding Solidarity into Policy Change and Activism.
  • 7. "It Could Get Political": Everyday Uses of Collective Solidarity and Identity Politics for Policy Change and Activism8. "I Would Go toward the Goal They're Trying to Reach": Everyday Uses of Coalitional Solidarity and Identity Politics for Policy Change and Activism; 9. Conclusion; APPENDIX A: Glossary of Key Terms; APPENDIX B: Sample's Demographic Characteristics; APPENDIX C: Interview Schedule; APPENDIX D: Research Design and Methodology; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; W.

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