Success and Solitude

Feminist Organizations Fifty Years After The Feminine Mystique

AvSarah Maxwell

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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In the early 1960s, a wife, mother, and activist asked, "Is this all?" and the second wave of feminism was born. The Feminine Mystique marshaled support for women's causes, particularly among white, suburban homemakers who were educated but intellectually frustrated. Through the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan and her colleagues aimed their message to both the frustrated homemaker and the employed middle-class woman. Thousands of grassroots and national organizations emerged as a sizable powerhouse for women's rights. Organizational membership grew, laws were passed, public policy acquiesced, and women entered academia, the workplace, and politics in dramatic fashion over only a few decades. Where is the Women's Movement today, a half century later? The answer is deeply rooted in the health and vitality of the organizations that comprise the national movement. Many women are now successful, but feminist organizations find themselves in solitude, nearly fifty years following The Feminine Mystique. In Success and Solitude, the women's movement as a national social movement is critiqued and analyzed at an organizational level.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-02-05
Mått:163 x 248 x 17 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761845027

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Sarah Maxwell, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the School of Public Policy, Eller College of Management, at University of Arizona. She teaches courses in public and nonprofit management and policy.

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In a meticulously researched book, Maxwell discusses the changing identity of the feminist movement. Success and Solitude was made more enjoyable by Maxwell's careful efforts to make her research more than just facts and figures to the reader. The real gems in Maxwell's writing come in the latter part of the book, when she begins to piece together her arguments in an articulate and authoritative manner.

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Part 1 TablesPart 2 FiguresPart 3 PrefacePart 4 AcknowledgmentsPart 5 Section I: Building a Movement: From Friedan to NOWPart 6 The Fight for Equality; The Approach; So What?; Societal Trends and Feminism; Limitations to Studying Social Movements; Organization of the BookPart 7 Inequality and Resources in Social Movements:The History of Social Movement Theory: Bridging Theories to Yield Commonalities; Defining Social Movements for Analysis: Resources as the Foundation of Sustainability; Resource Mobilization and Commonalities ApPart 8 Social Infrastructure, Resources, and Membership: Methodology; The Fight for Equality; Perceptions; Membership in Women's Organizations; ConclusionPart 9 Section II: The Changing Nature of the Women's Movement over Fifty YearsPart 10 The Changing Nature of Educational Inequality for WomenPart 11 Opportunities in the Labor Market, the Significance of 76 CentsPart 12 Political Equality: Indicators of Inequality in 2000-2008Part 13 Changing Trends: We're Not Joining, but Friedan's Message Survives: Changes in Feminist Organizational Membership Since the 1980s; Membership Decline; General Trends among Women's Organizations; Trends in Perceived Discrimination, Membership, and Belief iPart 14 Success and Solitude Nearly a Half-Century Later: The Unfolding Feminist Organization Story: Why Is Membership Declining?; Are Women Still Experiencing Inequality? A Synopsis; Do Women Perceive Discrimination?; Linking Perceived Inequality and Attitudes aPart 15 AppendixPart 16 ReferencesPart 17 About the Author