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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822899803321

Autore

Ernst Emily Rose <1978->

Titolo

The price of progressive politics : the welfare rights movement in an era of colorblind racism / / Rose Ernst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8147-2274-1

0-8147-2257-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

361.6/140973

Soggetti

Welfare rights movement - United States

Welfare recipients - United States - Public opinion

Public welfare in mass media

Racism - United States

Racism in social services - United States

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. To Each Her Own -- 3. Closing Rank -- 4. Pulling Rank -- 5. Breaking Rank -- 6. Crossing Over -- 7. Critical Alliances -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Through the voices of women activists in the welfare rights movement across the United States, The Price of Progressive Politics exposes the contemporary reality of welfare rights politics, revealing how the language of colorblind racism undermines this multiracial movement. Through in-depth interviews with activists in eight organizations across the United States, Rose Ernst presents an intersectional analysis of how these activists understand the complexities of race, class and gender and how such understandings have affected their approach to their grassroots work. Engaging and accessible, The Price of Progressive Politics offers a refreshing examination of how those working for change grapple with shifting racial dynamics in the United States, arguing that organizations that fail to develop a consciousness that reflects the reality of multiple marginalized identities ultimately



reproduce the societal dynamics they seek to change.