The Resource Barriers to social change : neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans, Kevin R. Douglas
Barriers to social change : neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans, Kevin R. Douglas
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- Summary
- Neoliberalism has been the dominant political-economic model in the United States since Ronald Reagan{u2019}s election in 1980 (Harvey, 2005). Few studies have shown how the political-economic model of neoliberalism influences behavior at the individual level (Brown, 2003; Esposito and Finley, 2014; Gershon, 2011; Klein, 2012; Leve, 2011; Martin, 2000). This study uses qualitative methods in order to understand how individuals internalize, rationalize, and explain a hierarchical social order and inequities in society. Further, it seeks to understand the connections between system justification theory and the influence of neoliberalism on individual-level behavior. In-depth interviews of 8 low-income African Americans living in the Kansas City metro area were analyzed in this study. Interview questions assessed how individuals perceive social inequities in society as being systemic or as problems of the individual. The results indicate that individualistic explanations for social problems are often paired with myths, stereotypes, and system justifying ideologies, but these are more likely to be absent in more systemic level responses. Further, respondents tended to mainly blame the individual or themselves for their economic circumstances, expressed individualistic solutions for systemic-level problems, and a form of neoliberal agency was displayed by the respondents
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (92 pages)
- Note
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- "A thesis in Sociology."
- Advisor: Marc Garcelon
- Vita
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Review of literature
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Appendix A. Code book
- Appendix B. Memos
- Appendix C. Interview guide
- Label
- Barriers to social change : neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans
- Title
- Barriers to social change
- Title remainder
- neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans
- Statement of responsibility
- Kevin R. Douglas
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Neoliberalism has been the dominant political-economic model in the United States since Ronald Reagan{u2019}s election in 1980 (Harvey, 2005). Few studies have shown how the political-economic model of neoliberalism influences behavior at the individual level (Brown, 2003; Esposito and Finley, 2014; Gershon, 2011; Klein, 2012; Leve, 2011; Martin, 2000). This study uses qualitative methods in order to understand how individuals internalize, rationalize, and explain a hierarchical social order and inequities in society. Further, it seeks to understand the connections between system justification theory and the influence of neoliberalism on individual-level behavior. In-depth interviews of 8 low-income African Americans living in the Kansas City metro area were analyzed in this study. Interview questions assessed how individuals perceive social inequities in society as being systemic or as problems of the individual. The results indicate that individualistic explanations for social problems are often paired with myths, stereotypes, and system justifying ideologies, but these are more likely to be absent in more systemic level responses. Further, respondents tended to mainly blame the individual or themselves for their economic circumstances, expressed individualistic solutions for systemic-level problems, and a form of neoliberal agency was displayed by the respondents
- Cataloging source
- UMK
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1988-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Douglas, Kevin R.,
- Degree
- M.A.
- Dissertation note
- (Department of Sociology).
- Dissertation year
- 2016.
- Granting institution
- University of Missouri-Kansas City,
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- theses
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Garcelon, Marc
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Neoliberalism
- Equality
- Poor African Americans
- African Americans
- Label
- Barriers to social change : neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans, Kevin R. Douglas
- Note
-
- "A thesis in Sociology."
- Advisor: Marc Garcelon
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-91)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Review of literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Code book -- Appendix B. Memos -- Appendix C. Interview guide
- Control code
- 953969705
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (92 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953969705
- System details
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- The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Barriers to social change : neoliberalism and the justification of the status-quo among low-income African Americans, Kevin R. Douglas
- Note
-
- "A thesis in Sociology."
- Advisor: Marc Garcelon
- Vita
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-91)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Review of literature -- Methodology -- Results -- Discussion -- Appendix A. Code book -- Appendix B. Memos -- Appendix C. Interview guide
- Control code
- 953969705
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (92 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Level of compression
- mixed
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)953969705
- System details
-
- The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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