基本説明
Explores power negotiations between dominant and subdominant people and examines effective and ineffective community actions from the bottom up.
Full Description
With the ever-expanding boom of grassroots organizations and their growing importance for public policy, many organizations have been forced to rethink the effects of social, economic, and political disparities in society. This collection of essential essays and case studies will help activists, researchers, and students engage in this process of reevaluation and strategizing.
Grassroots Social Action explores power negotiations and examines effective and ineffective community actions from the bottom up. Willie and his colleagues focus on the influence of common people in relation to hierarchical forms of social order. Paying special attention to nine case studies, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the chapters show the complementary relationship between dominant and subdominant people in public policymaking.
Grassroots Social Action offers a critical and empowering assessment of how change occurs in communities.
Contents
Chapter 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues in Effective Community Action
Part 1 Part I: Concepts, Theories and Illustrations
Part 2 Part II: Education Case Studies of Grassroots Social Action
Chapter 2: A Perfect Grassroots Movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Chapter 3: The Alpha Case Study on Human Sexuality and Health Education
Part 3 Part III: Political Case Studies of Grassroots Social Action
Part 4 Part IV: Conclusions and Implications
Chapter 4: A Grassroots Tale of Fighting High Stakes Testing in New York
Part 5 Part V: About the Authors
Chapter 5: Creation of the Africana Studies Center at Cornell University
Chapter 6: Community Action in Lemon Grove For and Against Integrated Education
Chapter 7: A Comparative Analysis of Grassroots Studies in Education
Chapter 8: Freedom Rides in Southern States
Chapter 9: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Chapter 10: Toxic Waste and Environmental Justice in Warren County, North Carolina
Chapter 11: The Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama
Chapter 12: A Comparative Analysis of Grassroots Studies in Politics
Chapter 13: Conclusions
