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Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest

Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest Paperback / softback - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Jane J. Mansbridge

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Paperback / softback. New. How can people be induced to sacrifice even one minute of their lives for the group's sake? These essays conceptualize the patterns of negotiation, struggle, and crafting that characterize "oppositional consciousness", a mental state that prepares an oppressed group to undermine a dominant system.
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  • Title Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest
  • Author Jane J. Mansbridge
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 316
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Date 2001-10-30
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780226503622
  • ISBN 9780226503622 / 0226503623
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6.08 x 0.7 in (22.81 x 15.44 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Group identity, Social movements - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001027560
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.484

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How can human beings be induced to give their lives-even one minute of their lives-for their group?

From the rear cover

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, lies 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 works 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

About the author

Jane Mansbridge is the Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and the editor of Beyond Self-Interest.

Aldon Morris is a professor of sociology at Northwestern University and coeditor, with Carol Mueller, of Frontiers in Social Movement Theory.