1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459661903321

Autore

Siegel Fred

Titolo

The Revolt Against the Masses [[electronic resource] ] : How Liberalism Has Undermined the Middle Class

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Encounter Books, 2015

ISBN

1-59403-796-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

320.51

320.5130973

Soggetti

Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Middle class -- United States -- History -- 20th century

United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; Postscript; Acknowledgments; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; INDEX



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455942503321

Autore

Potter Hillary <1969->

Titolo

Battle cries [[electronic resource] ] : Black women and intimate partner abuse / / Hillary Potter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8147-6847-4

0-8147-6771-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

362.82/9208996073

Soggetti

Intimate partner violence - United States

African American women - Abuse of

Abused women - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative -- 3. Dynamic Resistance -- 4. Surviving Childhood -- 5. Living Through It -- 6. Fighting Back -- 7. Getting Out -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Contrary to the stereotype of the “strong Black woman,” African American women are more plagued by domestic violence than any other racial group in the United States. In fact, African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than white women and about two and a half times more than women of other races and ethnicities. This common portrayal can hinder black women seeking help and support simply because those on the outside don't think help is needed. Yet, as Hillary Potter argues in Battle Cries: Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse, this stereotype often helps these African American women to resist and to verbally and physically retaliate against their abusers. Thanks to this generalization, Potter observes, black women are less inclined to label themselves as “victims” and more inclined to fight back.Battle Cries is an eye-opening examination of African American women's experiences with intimate



partner abuse, the methods used to contend with abusive mates, and the immediate and enduring consequences resulting from the maltreatment. Based on intensive interviews with 40 African American women abused by their male partners, Potter's analysis takes into account variations in their experiences based on socioeconomic class, education level, and age, and discusses the common abuses and perceptions they share. Combining her remarkable findings with black feminist thought and critical race theory, Potter offers a unique and significant window through which we can better understand this understudied though rampant social problem.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786092603321

Titolo

Robert Owen and his legacy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Noel Thompson and Chris Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cardiff, : University of Wales Press, 2011

ISBN

0-7083-2444-4

1-299-20113-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (284 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonNoel

WilliamsChris

Disciplina

335.12092

Soggetti

Social reformers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; Robert Owen: Reputations and Burning Issues; Robert Owen and Some Later Socialists; The Great Experiment: New Lanark from Robert Owen toWorld Heritage Site; Robert Owen and Education; Robert Owen and Religion; Owen and the Owenites: Consumer and Consumptionin the New Moral World; Robert Owen as a British Politician and Parliamentarian; Robert Owen's Unintended Legacy: Class Conflict; Robert Owen and 'The Greatest Discovery Ever Made By Man'; Exporting the Owenite Utopia: Thomas Powell and the TropicalEmigration Society

Robert Owen and WalesAfterword: Looking Forward: Co-operative



Politicsor Can Owen Still Help?; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume consists of twelve essays from leading scholars and younger researchers on various aspects of the life, work and legacy of Robert Owen (1771-1858). A radical thinker and humanitarian employer Owen made a major contribution to nineteenth-century social movements including co-operatives, trade unions and workers' education. He was a pioneer of enlightened approaches to the education of children and an advocate of birth control. He established utopian communities in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and is often thought of as a leading early British socialist.