04116nam 2200745Ia 450 991095318320332120200520144314.0978079147808007914780849781435660175143566017X10.1515/9780791478080(CKB)1000000000536783(OCoLC)243862787(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575826(SSID)ssj0000224003(PQKBManifestationID)11174339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224003(PQKBWorkID)10205785(PQKB)11010738(Au-PeEL)EBL3407400(CaPaEBR)ebr10575826(DE-B1597)683553(DE-B1597)9780791478080(MiAaPQ)EBC3407400(Perlego)2674567(EXLCZ)99100000000053678320070829d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe politics of identity solidarity building among America's working poor /Erin E. O'Brien1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20081 online resource (282 p.) SUNY series in public policyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791475027 0791475026 9780791475010 0791475018 Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-262) and index.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 Solidarity into Policy Change and Activism -- 7. "It Could Get Political": Everyday Uses of Collective Solidarity andIdentity Politics for Policy Change and Activism -- 8. "I Would Go toward the Goal They're Trying to Reach": Everyday Uses of Coalitional Solidarity andIdentity Politics for Policy Change and Activism -- 9. Conclusion -- APPENDIX A: Glossary of Key Terms -- APPENDIX B: Sample's Demographic Characteristics -- APPENDIX C: Interview Schedule -- APPENDIX D: Research Design and Methodology -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.Makes the surprising claim that identity politics can facilitate rather than undermine worker solidarity.SUNY series in public policy.Working poorUnited StatesGroup identityPolitical aspectsUnited StatesSolidarityPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPolitical planningUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial policyWorking poorGroup identityPolitical aspectsSolidarityPolitical aspectsPolitical planning305.5/620973O'Brien Erin E1803706MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953183203321The politics of identity4351362UNINA