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The women's movement in community politics in the U.S. : the role of local commissions on the status of women /
There are more than 80 Commissions on the Status of Women operating at the local community level in the United States. These advisory citizen's groups work under the premise that women must represent themselves in the politics and policy-making of the community. This book examines the performan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Pergamon Press,
�1980.
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| Colección: | Pergamon policy studies on social issues.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Women's Movement in Community Politics in the U.S.: The Role of Local Commissions on the Status of Women; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. INSTITUTIONALIZING FEMALE PARTICIPATION: AN INTRODUCTION; Commissions on the Status of Women: Historical Perspectiv e; Local Commission Focus: The Rationale; Research Design and Data Base; Significance of the Research; Organization; Chapter 2. OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATION AND PERFOR-MANCE; Organization; Parameters of Performance; Traits Shared by High-Performing Commissions.
- Traits Unrelated to Variation in Commission PerformanceTraits s Associated with Single Dimensions of Performance; Commission Profiles: Their Application; Chapter 3. SUCCESSFUL COMMISSIONS: GOAL-AREA ACTIVITIES AND ISSUE PRIORITIES; Goal-Area Activity: General Overview; Issue Involvement: General Overview; Context Factors: Political Sources of Variation in CSW Performance; Shaping the Commission Issue Agenda; Chapter 4. COMMISSIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS: PERFORMANCE AS AGENDA BUILDING; Issue and the Respective Agenda; Issue Shunned by Commissions.
- Chapter 5. COMMISSIONS AND THEIR AUDIENCES: PERFORMANCE AS EFFECTIVENESSTheoretical and Methodological Concerns; The Executive Officer Viewpoint; The Civil Rights Enforcement Viewpoint; The Reformist-Activist Viewpoint; The Feminist-Activist Viewpoint; The Nonmainstream Activist Viewpoint; Chapter 6. THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT: ORGANIZING CHANGE AND EVALUATING INSTITUTIONS; Pluralism and Positive Change; Protest and Positive Change; Bureaucracy and Positive Change; Pluralist Politics in Action: Commissions on the Status of Women; Protest Politics: Issues for Organizing.
- Bureaucratic Politics: Programs That SucceedActivist Resources: Where Should They Concentrate?; Future Research Agenda; Appendix A: Interview Schedule; Appendix B: Personal Profile Questionnaire; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.