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• catalog abstract "From Outrage to Action examines the rise and fall of grass-roots interest groups through in-depth analyses of four incidents that mobilized citizens around local injustices. In one case, a local judge declared a five-year-old sexual assault victim a "particularly promiscuous young lady." In another, an innocent black man died in police custody. In the third, a man with a criminal record was charged with murdering a ten-year-old girl, and in the last a judge commented during a juvenile sentencing that rape is a normal reaction to the way women dress. Through in-depth interviews with activists, Laura Woliver examines these community actions, studying the groups involved and linking her conclusions to larger questions of political power and the impact of social movements. Group successes and failures are explained through analysis of fluid social movements and the role of religion, class, gender, and race. Woliver found that activists unprepared for the ostracism and conflict resulting from their dissent retreated from public life, while those who identified with alternative communities avoided self-blame and maintained their political commitments. She relates the community responses in these cases to those in the case of confessed mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer and in the beating by Los Angeles police officers of Rodney King. Her findings will make fascinating reading for those interested in the rise and fall of grass-roots interest groups, the nature of dissent, and the reasons why people volunteer countless hours, sometimes in the face of community opposition and isolation, to dedicate themselves to a cause. The four ad hoc interest groups studied are the Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson (Madison), the Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy (Milwaukee), Concerned Citizens for Children (Grant County, Wisconsin), and Citizens Taking Action (Madison).".
• catalog contributor b4118130.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "1. Introduction: The Flare Up and Cooling Off of Interests -- 2. Pluralism and Its Critics: From Narrow to Broader Views of Interests -- 3. Feminism at the Grass Roots: The Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson -- 4. A Measure of Justice: The Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy -- 5. Citizens Taking Action: Outsider Dissent for Healing and Reassurance -- 6. Concerned Citizens for Children: Disappointed Discovery of Conflictual Politics -- 7. Conclusion: Sputtering Interests and Community Ties -- Appendix 1: Interview Schedule for the Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson -- Appendix 2: Interview Schedule for the Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy -- Appendix 3: Interview Schedule for Citizens Taking Action -- Appendix 4: Interview Schedule for Concerned Citizens for Children.".
• catalog description "From Outrage to Action examines the rise and fall of grass-roots interest groups through in-depth analyses of four incidents that mobilized citizens around local injustices. In one case, a local judge declared a five-year-old sexual assault victim a "particularly promiscuous young lady." In another, an innocent black man died in police custody. In the third, a man with a criminal record was charged with murdering a ten-year-old girl, and in the last a judge commented during a juvenile sentencing that rape is a normal reaction to the way women dress. Through in-depth interviews with activists, Laura Woliver examines these community actions, studying the groups involved and linking her conclusions to larger questions of political power and the impact of social movements. Group successes and failures are explained through analysis of fluid social movements and the role of religion, class, gender, and race. Woliver found that activists unprepared for the ostracism and conflict resulting from their dissent retreated from public life, while those who identified with alternative communities avoided self-blame and maintained their political commitments. She relates the community responses in these cases to those in the case of confessed mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer and in the beating by Los Angeles police officers of Rodney King. Her findings will make fascinating reading for those interested in the rise and fall of grass-roots interest groups, the nature of dissent, and the reasons why people volunteer countless hours, sometimes in the face of community opposition and isolation, to dedicate themselves to a cause. The four ad hoc interest groups studied are the Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson (Madison), the Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy (Milwaukee), Concerned Citizens for Children (Grant County, Wisconsin), and Citizens Taking Action (Madison).".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-189) and index.".
• catalog extent "xi, 195 p., [7] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "From outrage to action.".
• catalog identifier "0252019628 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog identifier "0252063112 (pbk. : acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "From outrage to action.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
• catalog relation "From outrage to action.".
• catalog spatial "Wisconsin".
• catalog spatial "Wisconsin.".
• catalog subject "320.8/09775 20".
• catalog subject "JS451.W65 W75 1993".
• catalog subject "Local government Wisconsin.".
• catalog subject "Political activists Wisconsin Interviews.".
• catalog subject "Pressure groups Wisconsin.".
• catalog subject "Recall Wisconsin.".
• catalog subject "Social reformers Wisconsin Interviews.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: The Flare Up and Cooling Off of Interests -- 2. Pluralism and Its Critics: From Narrow to Broader Views of Interests -- 3. Feminism at the Grass Roots: The Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson -- 4. A Measure of Justice: The Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy -- 5. Citizens Taking Action: Outsider Dissent for Healing and Reassurance -- 6. Concerned Citizens for Children: Disappointed Discovery of Conflictual Politics -- 7. Conclusion: Sputtering Interests and Community Ties -- Appendix 1: Interview Schedule for the Committee to Recall Judge Archie Simonson -- Appendix 2: Interview Schedule for the Coalition for Justice for Ernest Lacy -- Appendix 3: Interview Schedule for Citizens Taking Action -- Appendix 4: Interview Schedule for Concerned Citizens for Children.".
• catalog title "From outrage to action : the politics of grass-roots dissent / Laura R. Woliver.".
• catalog type "Interviews. fast".
• catalog type "text".