We the People: Social Protests Movements and the Shaping of American Democracy

151 Pages·2021·4.188 MB·English

by  Bryan Warde

Dr. Bryan Warde has not just written a social policy book, he has reminded
us all of social work’s roots in advocacy and, when necessary, protest. With
pertinent case examples, he explores how social protest movements have
shaped America and that we as social workers must be in the forefront fight-
ing for justice and equality. A remarkable book for students, practitioners,
and academics.
CarlMazza,ChairoftheSocialWorkDepartmentatLehmanCollege

We the People
We the People: Social Protest Movements and the Shaping of American Democracy uses
a historical and a contemporary focus to demonstrate the integral role that
social protest movements play in challenging social and structural inequality
along the intersecting axis of identity politics, socioeconomic status and abil-
ity, and why social protest movements should matter to social workers.
The book examines how social protest movements influence progressive
social policy and elucidates the social conditions that give rise to protest, how
protest creates social movements, and the functions and goals of social protest
movements. By exploring various theoretical perspectives, it brings both
a historical and a contemporary lens to the examination of social protest
movements and elucidates the critical role that social protest movements play
in American democracy.
With a discussion of emerging trends and the future of social protest move-
ments, We the People explains and offers strategies for both students and social
workers to develop the skills to think critically and take part in social protest
movements as policy practitioners.
Bryan Warde is Associate Professor in the Social Work Program at Lehman
College of the City University of New York. He has served as a faculty
member for the Social Work Education Consortium, a formal partnership
between the Office of Children and Family Services, Bureau of Training, the
New York State Dean’s Association, the social work education community,
and local social services designed to impact the child welfare workforce.
Dr. Warde is also the author of Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: A Historical
Perspective (2016).

We the People
Social Protest Movements and the
Shaping of American Democracy
Bryan Warde
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Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface xiv
AbouttheAuthor xvii
1 SocialProtestMovementsandAmericanDemocracy 1
2 TheoreticalPerspectivesofSocialProtestMovements 21
3 TypesofSocialProtestMovements 34
4 StagesofSocialProtestMovements 48
5 WhatMakesaSuccessfulSocialProtestMovement? 65
6 SocialWorkPracticeandSocialProtestMovementParticipation 80
7 WhereSocialProtestandSocialWorkMeet 94
8 EmergingTrendsandtheFutureofSocialProtestMovements 111
Index 123

Detailed Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Preface xiv
AbouttheAuthor xvii
1 SocialProtestMovementsandAmericanDemocracy 1
SocialProtestMovementsasCriticalComponentsofAmericanDemocracyandthe
Policy-MakingProcess 1
DefiningSocialProtestMovements 2
Democracy,Pluralism,andSocialProtestMovements 3
WhySocialProtestMovementsMattertoSocialWorkers 5
FiveSocialProtestMovementsThatHaveShapedAmericanDemocracy 7
TheAbolitionMovement(1830–1865) 7
ImportantFigures 7
AbolitionMovementGroups 7
TheWomen’sRightsMovement(1848–Present) 9
ImportantFigures 9
Women’sRightsMovementGroups 9
TheCivilRightsMovement(1958–1968) 11
ImportantFigures 11
CivilRightsGroups 11
TheDisabilityRightsMovement(1960s–present) 13
KeyFigures 13
DisabilityRightsGroups 13
TheLGBTQ+RightsMovement(1969–present) 14
KeyFigures 14
LGBTQ+RightsGroups 14
Quiz 16
ShortAnswerAssignment 16
References 16