Premium
WORKING‐CLASS WOMEN AND CIVIC ACTION: A CASE STUDY OF AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY ROLE *
Author(s) -
Dabrowski Irene
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1983.tb00661.x
Subject(s) - action (physics) , working class , voluntary association , turnover , class (philosophy) , political science , voluntary action , white (mutation) , gender studies , public relations , public administration , sociology , management , social science , law , economics , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , agency (philosophy) , computer science , gene
This paper focuses on working‐class women who are assuming public responsibility in voluntary organizations aimed at the maintenance and improvement of their city neighborhoods. Forty women were interviewed in‐depth regarding their civic concerns and voluntary activities in a case study of Carondelet, a predominantly white working‐class neighborhood of St. Louis. Overall, activism is well‐organized and widespread with women playing a major contributing role. If the experience of Carondelet is typical, then future urban policy analysis must seriously take into account extensive female input at the grass‐roots level.