We the people : social protest movements and the shaping of American democracy / Bryan Warde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warde, Bryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--United States.

Protest movements.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Social change--United States.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; London, England : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2021]

Summary:

"We the People: Social Protest Movements and the Shaping of American Democracy uses a historical and contemporary focus to demonstrate the integral role that social protest movements play in challenging social and structural inequality along the intersecting axis of identity politics, socioeconomic status and ability, and why social protest movements should matter to social workers. The book examines how social protest movements influence progressive social policy and elucidates the social conditions that give rise to protest, how protest creates social movements, and the functions and goals of social protest movements. By exploring various theoretical perspectives, it brings a historical and contemporary lens to the examination of social protest movements and elucidates the critical role that social protest movements play in American democracy. With a discussion of emerging trends and the future of social protest movements, We the People explains and offers strategies for both students and social workers to develop the skills to think critically and take part in social protest movements as policy practitioners"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Social Protest Movements and American Democracy

Theoretical Perspectives of Social Protest Movements

Types of Social Protest Movements

Stages of Social Protest Movements

What Makes A Successful Social Protest Movement?

Social Work Practice and Social Protest Movement Participation

Where Social Protest and Social Work Meet

Emerging Trends and The Future of Social Protest Movements.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-43185-6

0-429-77722-1

9780429431852

OCLC:

1152442765