Oppositional Consciousness
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Oppositional Consciousness

The Subjective Roots of Social Protest

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eBook - PDF

Oppositional Consciousness

The Subjective Roots of Social Protest

About this book

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

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. List of Contributors
  4. 1. The Making of Oppositional Consciousness / Jane Mansbridge
  5. 2. Social Movements and Oppositional Consciousness / Aldon Morris and Naomi Braine
  6. 3. Religious Resources in an Oppositional Civic Culture / Fredrick C. Harris
  7. 4. Free Spaces: Creating Oppositional Consciousness in the Disability Rights Movement / Sharon Groch
  8. 5. A Spectrum in Oppositional Consciousness: Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers / Anna-Maria Marshall
  9. 6. Cristaleño Consciousness: Mexican-American Activism between Crystal City, Texas, and Wisconsin, 1963–80 / Marc Simon Rodriguez
  10. 7. Divided Consciousness: The Impact of Black Elite Consciousness on the 1966 Chicago Freedom Movement / Lori G. Waite
  11. 8. Forging a Multidimensional Oppositional Consciousness: Lessons from Community-Based AIDS Activism / Brett C. Stockdill
  12. 9. Complicating Oppositional Consciousness / Jane Mansbridge
  13. References
  14. Index