Identity Work in Social Movements (Volume 30) (Social Movements, Protest and Contention)

Einwohner Rachel L. Myers Daniel J. Reger Jo

ISBN 10: 081665140X / ISBN 13: 9780816651405

Published by University of Minnesota Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Identity Work in Social Movements (Volume 30) (Social Movements, Protest and Contention)
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081665140X
• ISBN 13: 9780816651405
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.