The Unemployed People S Movement

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Poor People S Movements

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Author : Frances Fox Piven
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-02-08

Poor People S Movements written by Frances Fox Piven and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-08 with Social Science categories.

Have the poor fared best by participating in conventional electoral politics or by engaging in mass defiance and disruption? The authors of the classic Regulating The Poor assess the successes and failures of these two strategies as they examine, in this provocative study, four protest movements of lower-class groups in 20th century America: -- The mobilization of the unemployed during the Great Depression that gave rise to the Workers' Alliance of America -- The industrial strikes that resulted in the formation of the CIO -- The Southern Civil Rights Movement -- The movement of welfare recipients led by the National Welfare Rights Organization.

The Unemployed People S Movement

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Author : James J. Lorence
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01

The Unemployed People S Movement written by James J. Lorence and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with History categories.

In Georgia during the Great Depression, jobless workers united with the urban poor, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. In a collective effort that cut across race and class boundaries, they confronted an unresponsive political and social system and helped shape government policies. James J. Lorence adds significantly to our understanding of this movement, which took place far from the northeastern and midwestern sites we commonly associate with Depression-era labor struggles. Drawing on extensive archival research, including newly accessible records of the Communist Party of the United States, Lorence details interactions between various institutional and grassroots players, including organized labor, the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, liberal activists, and officials at every level of government. He shows, for example, how the Communist Party played a more central role than previously understood in the organization of the unemployed and the advancement of labor and working-class interests in Georgia. Communists gained respect among the jobless, especially African Americans, for their willingness to challenge officials, help negotiate the welfare bureaucracy, and gain access to New Deal social programs. Lorence enhances our understanding of the struggles of the poor and unemployed in a Depression-era southern state. At the same time, we are reminded of their movement's lasting legacy: the shift in popular consciousness that took place as Georgians, "influenced by a new sense of entitlement fostered by the unemployed organizations," began to conceive of new, more-equal relations with the state.

From Protest To Acquiescence

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Author : Paul Bagguley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

From Protest To Acquiescence written by Paul Bagguley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.

Unemployment reached unprecedented levels in Britain during the 1980s, but this did not result in widespread social protest. During the 1930s, in comparison, protest was well organised and widespread. In this book the author sets out to explain why.

What Is A Free Citizen

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Author : Unemployed Workers' Movement of Great Britain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936

What Is A Free Citizen written by Unemployed Workers' Movement of Great Britain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Unemployment categories.

Our Reply To The Royal Commission On Unemployment

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Author : S. Elias
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932

Our Reply To The Royal Commission On Unemployment written by S. Elias and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Unemployment categories.

Rich People S Movements

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Author : Isaac William Martin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-02

Rich People S Movements written by Isaac William Martin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02 with Business & Economics categories.

Why do protesters sometimes take to the streets to demand lower taxes on the rich? In this urgently relevant study, sociologist Isaac William Martin examines how these protesters used tactics that they learned in movements of the poor and powerless-and sometimes won big.

Organizing The Unemployed

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Author : James J. Lorence
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1996-07-03

Organizing The Unemployed written by James J. Lorence and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-03 with Political Science categories.

Focusing on Michigan during the Great Depression, this book highlights the efforts of community organizers and activists in the United Automobile Workers (UAW) to mobilize the jobless for mass action. In doing so, it demonstrates the relationship between unemployed activism and the rise of industrial unionism. Moreover, by discussing Communist and Socialist initiatives on behalf of displaced workers, the book illuminates the impact of radicalism on social change and shows how political claims influenced the cultural discourse of the 1930s. The book not only helps fill a void in our knowledge of community activism, worker culture, and labor history in the 1930s but also sheds light on the New Deal's domestication of American labor and the channeling of mass protest toward politically and socially acceptable goals. The UAW acceptance of responsibility for the underclass of the 1930s raises pertinent questions for labor in the 1990s.

From Poor People S Movements Why They Succeed How They Fail

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Author : Frances Fox Piven
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

From Poor People S Movements Why They Succeed How They Fail written by Frances Fox Piven and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with African Americans categories.

Young People And Long Term Unemployment

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Author : Marco Giugni
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-30

Young People And Long Term Unemployment written by Marco Giugni and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-30 with Political Science categories.

Young People and Long-Term Unemployment examines the consequences of long-term unemployment for the personal, social, and political lives of young adults aged 18–34 across four European cities: Cologne (Germany), Geneva (Switzerland), Lyon (France), and Turin (Italy). Adopting a multidimensional theoretical framework aiming to bring together insights based on the contextual (macro), organizational (meso), and individual (micro) levels, and combining quantitative and qualitative data and analyses, it reaches a number of important conclusions. First, our study shows that the experience of long-term unemployment has a negative impact on different dimensions of young people’s lives. When compared to employed youth, unemployed youth are less satisfied with their lives, more isolated, and less independent financially. Second, however, there are important variations across the four cities. This means that, in spite of widespread retrenchments, in some places the welfare state still acts as a buffer against unemployment. Third, although young unemployed people participate in politics equally if not slightly more than employed youth, the young unemployed are often disconnected from politics. This is so even when they have important grievances to express in the face of high youth unemployment, precarious working conditions, and grim future perspectives on the labor market. This book will be useful for scholars interested in unemployment politics and youth politics, researchers and teachers in political science, sociology, and social psychology.

Parish Fed Bastards

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Author : Richard Flanagan
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1991-10-16

Parish Fed Bastards written by Richard Flanagan and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-10-16 with History categories.

This volume breaks tradition with previous studies of the unemployed in Britain. It offers a history highlighting the active political nature of the unemployed, rather than a depiction of them as passive victims of the system whose existence signals economic decline and social injustice. Beginning with the first appearance of the jobless as a political group in 1884, Richard Flanagan reduces large amounts of available information on their activities-- outlining the major points that define the nature of the politics of the unemployed, discussing their troubled leadership, and documenting the government's response to their efforts through the end of the National Unemployment Workers' Movement in 1939. Curious as to why much of the information about Britain's unemployed has been overlooked, Flanagan lifts the literature on the subject out of what he considers to be a largely fictionalized view by presenting a factual, historically relevant account examining the unemployed in relation to their society, past and present, and how they were able to overcome their diversity at certain times of crisis to form a single political voice and gain some control over their lives. The study reaches beyond the immediate subject, as its conclusions reflect upon the connection between unemployment and any industrialized society, the viability of certain solutions to the conflicts between classes, and most importantly, the political influence that even the most disadvantaged can exert if encouraged to take an active role in their future.