03959nam 2201117 a 450 991077808100332120200520144314.01-282-35561-997866123556150-520-90967-410.1525/9780520909670(CKB)1000000000765453(EBL)470830(SSID)ssj0000358589(PQKBManifestationID)11254588(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358589(PQKBWorkID)10377618(PQKB)10942271(OCoLC)841171652(MdBmJHUP)muse30596(DE-B1597)520637(OCoLC)609849900(DE-B1597)9780520909670(Au-PeEL)EBL470830(CaPaEBR)ebr10676237(CaONFJC)MIL235561(dli)HEB33181(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000780(MiAaPQ)EBC470830(EXLCZ)99100000000076545319870601d1988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultures of solidarity[electronic resource] consciousness, action, and contemporary American workers /Rick FantasiaBerkeley University of California Pressc19881 online resource (317 p.)First paperback printing 1989.0-520-06795-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-295) and index.pt. 1. Theoretical directions and the historical terrain -- pt. 2. Contemporary expressions of consciousness and action.A commonplace assumption about American workers is that they lack class consciousness. This perception has baffled social scientists, demoralized activists, and generated a significant literature on American exceptionalism. In this provocative book, a young sociologist takes the prevailing assumptions to task and sheds new light upon this very important issue. In three vivid case studies Fantasia explores the complicated, multi-faceted dynamics of American working-class consciousness and collective action.Consciousness, action, and contemporary American workersWorking classUnited StatesHistory20th centuryLabor unionsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryLabor disputesUnited StatesCase studiesClass consciousnessUnited StatesHistory20th centuryactivism.american exceptionalism.american workers.business economics.capitalism.class consciousness.class.collective action.collective bargaining.collectivism.ethnic differences.factory workers.labor and work.labor industrial relations.labor.marxist theory.nonfiction.organizations.political history.political science.race.racial differences.racism.rank and file.social movements.social science.social theory.solidarity.the economy.union meetings.unions.wildcat strikes.workers.working class.Working classHistoryLabor unionsHistoryLabor disputesClass consciousnessHistory331.8/0973Fantasia Rick965308MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778081003321Cultures of solidarity2489248UNINA