{"product_id":"the-civil-rights-society-the-social-construction-of-victims-paperback","title":"The Civil Rights Society: The Social Construction of Victims - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin Bumiller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a provocative examination of the role of law in promoting social change, Kristin Bumiller contents that one effect of antidiscrimination laws has been to perpetuate the victimization of the people they were intended to benefit. Probing the role of legal ideology in \"the social construction of everyday life,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Society\u003c\/i\u003e describes the ways in which the social identity of victims constrains their choices and reinforces their sense of powerlessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhereas previous analyses have documented the ineffectiveness of antidiscrimination measures, Bumiller focuses on the impact of unrelistic expectations about law on people's lives. Grounded in a wide reading of social theory and supported with interview data, \u003ci\u003eThe Civil Rights Society \u003c\/i\u003ereveals an important dimension of the failure of legal action to address many of the most persistent forms of racial and sexual oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bumiller provides an original and badly needed perspective for understanding antidiscrimination law, and raises probing and disturbing questions about effective governmental strategies for helping people who are disadvantaged in other ways as well.'--Murray Edelman, University of Wisconsin, Madison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKristin Bumiller\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at Amherst College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.98 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862663651525,"sku":"9780801845109","price":54.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/R47_XO6r-q9780801845109.webp?v=1771571638","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-civil-rights-society-the-social-construction-of-victims-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}