LEADER 04116nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910953183203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791478080 010 $a0791478084 010 $a9781435660175 010 $a143566017X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780791478080 035 $a(CKB)1000000000536783 035 $a(OCoLC)243862787 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575826 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000224003 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174339 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000224003 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10205785 035 $a(PQKB)11010738 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3407400 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575826 035 $a(DE-B1597)683553 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791478080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407400 035 $a(Perlego)2674567 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000536783 100 $a20070829d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe politics of identity $esolidarity building among America's working poor /$fErin E. O'Brien 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (282 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY series in public policy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780791475027 311 08$a0791475026 311 08$a9780791475010 311 08$a0791475018 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-262) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aMakes the surprising claim that identity politics can facilitate rather than undermine worker solidarity. 410 0$aSUNY series in public policy. 606 $aWorking poor$zUnited States 606 $aGroup identity$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aSolidarity$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical planning$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy 615 0$aWorking poor 615 0$aGroup identity$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aSolidarity$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPolitical planning 676 $a305.5/620973 700 $aO'Brien$b Erin E$01803706 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953183203321 996 $aThe politics of identity$94351362 997 $aUNINA