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- Identity Work in Social Movements
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
- Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention
summary
Movements for social change are by their nature oppositional, as are those who join change movements. How people negotiate identity within social movements is one of the central concerns in the field. This volume offers new scholarship that explores issues of diversity and uniformity among social movement participants. Featuring case studies that range widely—from Jewish resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Poland to antigay Christian movements in the United States to online white supremacy groups—the essays show how participants set aside issues of personal identity in order to merge together and how these processes affect mobilization and the attainment of goals. Contributors: Mary Bernstein, Kimberly B. Dugan, Elizabeth Kaminski, Susan Munkres, Kevin Neuhouser, Benita Roth, Silke Roth, Todd Schroer, Verta Taylor, Jane Ward.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Part I. Doing Identity Work
- Part II. Working through Identities
- 7. Ally Identity: The Politically Gay
- pp. 167-188
- Contributors
- pp. 303-308
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816666416
Related ISBN(s)
9780816651405
MARC Record
OCLC
311052825
Pages
312
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No