Social movements and activism in the USA /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Valocchi, Stephen M., 1956-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:	Community activists > United States. Social reformers > United States. Social movements > United States.

Table of Contents:

Scholars and activists in dialogue
Theory and activism
The historical and contemporary context of Hartford progressive activism
What activists do : developing strategies, conceptualizing goals, exploiting opportunities
What activists do : gathering resources, forming organizations
What makes them do it : recruitment and commitment to social movements
What makes them tired : activist burnout and managing an activist life
Who they are : collective identity and oppositional consciousness
Rethinking activists' questions and scholars' answers.