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Politics of Empowerment

Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform

By: David Pettinicchio

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Politics of Empowerment

Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform

By: David Pettinicchio

“A really, really good book . . . both a specific history of [U.S.] disability policy as well as a broad story of the politics of social change.” —Jeremy R. Levine, American Journal of Sociology Despite the progress of decades-old disability rights policy, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, threats continue to undermine the wellbeing of this population. The United States is, thus, a policy innovator and laggard in this regard. In Politics of Empowerment, David Pettinicchio offers a historically grounded analysis of the singular case of U.S. disability policy, countering long-held views of progress that privilege public demand as its primary driver. By the 1970s, a group of legislators and bureaucrats came to act as “political entrepreneurs.” Motivated by personal and professional commitments, they were seen as experts leading a movement within the government. But as they faced obstacles to their legislative intentions, nascent disability advocacy and protest groups took the cause to the American people, forming the basis of the contemporary disability rights movement. Drawing on extensive archival material, Pettinicchio redefines the relationship between grassroots advocacy and institutional politics, revealing a cycle of progress and backlash embedded in the American political system. “A broad and ambitious study of the evolution of American disability policy and disability rights, incorporating changing policy approaches, governmental institutions, and social movement activities.” —Richard K. Scotch, Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Political Economy, University of Texas at Dallas “Excellent. . . . A must-read for those interested in social movements and citizen participation.” —Andrea Louise Campbell, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, MIT “Compelling.” —David S. Meyer, University of California, Irvine

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Stanford University Press

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1503609774

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Sacred Marriages

A Discourse Analysis

By: David F. Mullins

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Sacred Marriages

A Discourse Analysis

By: David F. Mullins

This book represents a new direction in the study of religion and marriage by using a postmodern theoretical framework focusing on gendered discourse and culture, to examine the meaning of sacred marriage within social contexts. Drawing upon data from in-depth interviews of couples in long-term, sacred marriages living in the American Midwest, together with an analysis of Christian marriage advice manuals, Sacred Marriages explores how couples use religious and nonreligious discourses and cultures to give their marriages meaning, and how those sacred meanings are used in their daily lives and the spaces that they embody. The study shows how religious and secular beliefs are combined to formulate cultural strategies for approaching the sacralization of marriage, and how religious and nonreligious discourses and cultures are ordered, depending on circumstances and social contexts. This often results in other relationships being subordinated in favour of the sacred bond believed to exist between husband and wife. The book argues that sacred marriage is a malleable concept, as people bend religious culture to form new and altered sacred marriages during emotional extremes. A thoughtful examination of long-term Christian marriages, this volume will appeal to scholars of religion and sociology with interests in marriage and the family.

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Routledge

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1351598384

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9781351598385

If at First You Don't Succeed, Buy this Book!

By: David P. Schloss

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If at First You Don't Succeed, Buy this Book!

By: David P. Schloss

I wrote this book to re-establish many seemingly forgotten success principles that separate winners from non-winners. To have long term positive effects in your life, you must change the way you think. One of the most important benefits of this book is that it inspires the reader to view and react to situations differently, which creates long-lasting changes necessary for lifelong success.

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0962923036

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Don't Tie Yourself Up in "nots"

How to Untie Yourself from the Can "nots" and Should "nots" of Life

By: David P. Schloss

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Don't Tie Yourself Up in "nots"

How to Untie Yourself from the Can "nots" and Should "nots" of Life

By: David P. Schloss

This motivational book shares with the reader quick, straight-forward ways to untie themselves from the everyday "nots" that stop them from being their personal best. A few of the topics are: Why people fail at life and how you can avoid the same pitfalls! How to program your life for success! Getting positive and learning to stay that way! How to build self-confidence! The proper way to set goals and maximize your time! How to master success factors! How to get excited about life again...and much more!

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Book's by David P. Schloss

Politics of Empowerment

Politics of Empowerment

Sacred Marriages

Sacred Marriages

If at First You Don't Succeed, Buy this Book!

If at First You Don't Succeed, Buy this Book!

Don't Tie Yourself Up in "nots"

Don't Tie Yourself Up in "nots"

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