We the People

Social Protests Movements and the Shaping of American Democracy
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-36288-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 222 g

We the People: Social Protest Movements and the Shaping of American Democracy uses a historical and a 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 both a historical and a 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Warde, Bryan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Preface List of Figures List of Photographs 1. Social Protest Movements and American Democracy 2. Theoretical Perspectives of Social Protest Movements 3. Types of Social Protest Movements 4. Stages of Social Protest Movements 5. What Makes A Successful Social Protest Movement? 6. Social Work Practice and Social Protest Movement Participation 7. Where Social Protest and Social Work Meet 8. Emerging Trends and The Future of Social Protest Movements Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Bryan Warde is Associate Professor in the Social Work Program at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He has served as a faculty member for the Social Work Education Consortium, a formal partnership between the Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Training, the New York State Dean’s Association, the social work education community, and local social services designed to impact the child welfare workforce. Dr. Warde is also the author of Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: A Historical Perspective (2016).