The politics of identity : solidarity building among America's working poor / Erin E. O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Erin E.

Series:

SUNY series in public policy.

SUNY series in public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working poor--United States.

Working poor.

Group identity--Political aspects--United States.

Group identity.

Solidarity--Political aspects--United States.

Solidarity.

Political planning--United States.

Political planning.

United States--Social policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Makes the surprising claim that identity politics can facilitate rather than undermine worker solidarity.

Contents:

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

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-262) and index.

ISBN:

9780791478080

0791478084

9781435660175

143566017X

OCLC:

243862787