The Politics of Identity: Solidarity Building

"Conventional wisdom believes that solidarity among the working poor is rare in the United States and identity politics shoulders a large portion of the blame. The Politics of Identity offers a fresh take on solidarity building and identity among America's working poor by placing workers' voices center stage through the use of fieldwork and in-depth interviews. The book provides the first empirical assessment of long-standing theoretical debates over the effect of identity politics for developing additional solidarities that is politically relevant, theoretically rich, and highly readable."--BOOK JACKET.

List of Tables and Figure	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Identity and Solidarity: Existing Patterns and New Possibilities
Introduction	p. 3
Identity among the Working Poor: Possibilities in Familiar Patterns	p. 21
Coalitional Worker Solidarity: Connecting as Members of Distinct Demographic Groups
"They're a Lot Like Us": Understanding Coalitional Solidarity, Developing It, and the Role of Associational Identity Politics	p. 47
"Hey, It's Not My Fault": Barriers to Coalitional Solidarity and the Non-Role of Associational Identity Politics	p. 73
Collective Solidarity: The Working Poor Connecting Along a Shared Identity
"I Got Workers' Backs": Uncovering Collective Worker Solidarity, Developing It, and the Role of Associational Identity Politics	p. 93
"Being a Worker Doesn't Mean a Thing to Me": The How and Why of Rejecting Collective Worker Solidarity	p. 121
Implications for Policy Change and Activism
Introduction to Part Four "It's Time for Us to Really Do Something": Key Points for Moving Everyday Feelings Surrounding Solidarity into Policy Change and Activism	p. 147
"It Could Get Political": Everyday Uses of Collective Solidarity and Identity Politics for Policy Change and Activism	p. 153
"I Would Go toward the Goal They're Trying to Reach": Everyday Uses of Coalitional Solidarity and Identity Politics for Policy Change and Activism	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 185
Glossary of Key Terms	p. 199
Sample's Demographic Characteristics	p. 203
Interview Schedule	p. 205
Research Design and Methodology	p. 213
Notes	p. 227
Works Cited	p. 239
Index	p. 263
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