Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest

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Jane J. Mansbridge, Aldon Morris
University of Chicago Press, 30.10.2001 - 309 Seiten
How can human beings be induced to sacrifice their lives—even one minute of their lives-for the sake of their group? This question, central to understanding the dynamics of social movements, is at the heart of this collection of original essays. The book is the first to conceptualize and illustrate the complex patterns of negotiation, struggle, borrowing, and crafting that characterize what the editors term "oppositional consciousness"—an empowering mental state that prepares members of an oppressed group to undermine, reform, or overthrow a dominant system.

Each essay employs a recent historical case to demonstrate how oppositional consciousness actually worked in the experience of a subordinate group. Based on participant observation and interviews, chapters focus on the successful social movements of groups such as African Americans, people with disabilities, sexually harassed women, Chicano workers, and AIDS activists. Ultimately, Oppositional Consciousness sheds new light on the intricate mechanisms that drive the important social movements of our time.

Contributors: Naomi Braine, Sharon Groch, Fredrick C. Harris, Jane Mansbridge, Anna-Maria Marshall, Aldon Morris, Marc Simon Rodriguez, Brett C. Stockdill, Lori G. Waite
 

Inhalt

1 The Making of Oppositional Consciousness
1
2 Social Movements and Oppositional Consciousness
20
3 Religious Resources in an Oppositional Civic Culture
38
Creating Oppositional Consciousness in the Disability Rights Movement
65
Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers
99
MexicanAmerican Activism between Crystal City Texas and Wisconsin 196380
146
The Impact of Black Elite Consciousness on the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement
170
Lessons from CommunityBased AIDS Activism
204
9 Complicating Oppositional Consciousness
238
References
265
Index
289
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