The politics of identity
Subtitle: solidarity building among America's working poor
By: Erin E. O'Brien.
Series: SUNY series in public policy
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780791475010; 9780791475027
Subjects: Working poor -- United States; Group identity -- Political aspects -- United States; Solidarity -- Political aspects -- United States; Political planning -- United States; United States -- Social policy
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-262) and index.