Below the radar
Subtitle: how silence can save civil rights
By: Alison L. Gash
Series: Studies in postwar American political development; Oxford studies in postwar American political development
Publisher: Oxford University
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780190201159
Subjects: Housing; Civil rights; Gay parents; People with mental disabilities; Parent and child; Group homes for people with mental disabilities; Custody of children; Legal status, laws
Description: Scholars and pundits have come to expect backlash to civil rights battles, especially when courts are involved. Drawing from interviews with advocates and opponents, this book introduces readers to two sets of civil rights battles in which advocates devised strategies to remain 'under the radar' and away from the prying eyes of a volatile public. In so doing they diminished both the incidence and influence of backlash.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Below the radar advocacy; title: A public debate on same-sex marriage; title: The silent struggle for same-sex parental rights; title: Group homes in gridlock: litigation and backlash over group home location; title: To tell or not to tell: secrecy or transparency in group home sitings; title: Revisiting visibility.