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xv Acknowledgments T HIS BOOK would not have been possible without the help of many individuals, institutions, and organizations. First and foremost, I would like to thank all of the activists who welcomed me into their world, answered my questions, generously gave me materials, and spoke at protests and other public events. Without their help and inspiration, this book would not have been possible. I am also very grateful for the members of the American Sociological Association Rose Series editorial board and staff, especially Michael Schwartz, for their feedback, patience, and support for this project. For feedback on research presentations and early drafts of each chapter , I thank my anonymous reviewers and Aldaberto Aguirre, Eileen Boris, Lisa Brush, Amalia Cabezas, Scott Coltrane, Geoffrey DeVerteuil, Volker Eick, Helen Ingram, Rebecca Jean Emigh, Chad Goldberg, Lynne Haney, Valerie Jenness, John Krinsky, Ruth Milkman, David S. Meyer, Joya Misra, Nancy Naples, Karen Pyke, Elvia Ramirez, Dolores Trevizo, and Marguerite Waller. Many conversations with Amy Schur also helped to shape my ideas for this book. For research assistance, I thank Kadambari Anantram, Vincent Giedraitis, Matheu Kaneshiro, Esther Koeshadi, Erin Ladd, Daisy Lomeli, Peter Luu, Acela Ojeda, Elizabeth Sotoj, Sandee Maung, Rosemarie Ostoich, Elvia Ramirez, Eric Vega, and Michael Walker, along with University of California, Riverside (UCR) undergraduate students enrolled in Sociology 197. For child care assistance, I thank Sonia Ninette and Erika Ibanez. I also thank the Ford Foundation, the University of Missouri–Columbia, California State University–San Bernardino, the UCR Division of the Academic Senate, the UCR Center for Ideas and Society, and the University of California Institute for Research on Labor and Employment for financial support for this project. Special thanks to Jennifer Jordan for welcoming me into her Milwaukee home while I conducted research in Wisconsin. My husband, Ernest Savage, provided loving support during all of the years of research and writing for this project. He has always helped to keep me informed on many of the issues discussed in this book. My family, friends, and many current and former colleagues at UCR, the University of California at Los Angeles, California State University–San Bernardino, and the University of Missouri, also were important sources of support and information at various stages of this project, for which I am very grateful. Finally, I thank my son, Xavier, for providing me with lots of joy during the last stages of writing this book. xvi Acknowledgments ...

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