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Autore |
O'Brien Erin E |
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The politics of identity : solidarity building among America's working poor / / Erin E. O'Brien |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2008 |
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9780791478080 |
0791478084 |
9781435660175 |
143566017X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series in public policy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Working poor - United States |
Group identity - Political aspects - United States |
Solidarity - Political aspects - United States |
Political planning - United States |
United States Social policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-262) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- 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 Identity -- 5. "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 |
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