What Keeps Them Going: Factors that Sustain U.S. Women's Life-Long Peace and Social Justice Activism
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch12866479152021-08-03T05:27:08Z What Keeps Them Going: Factors that Sustain U.S. Women's Life-Long Peace and Social Justice Activism McKevitt, Susan Gender Psychology Social Research Womens Studies peace social justice activism life-long women mixed method social movements This dissertation is a mixed methods sequential study on the factors that sustain U.S. women's life-long peace and social justice activism. The specific cohort of women sought for this study was those who entered their social justice activism during the late 1950s through the early 1970s and were active in the U.S. civil rights struggles, the anti-Vietnam war movement, or participated in the second phase of the women's liberation movement. Through utilizing a snowballing process, fifty-seven participants were obtained for the quantitative survey phase of the study from which the ten participants (five White, five women of Color) were selected for the qualitative or interview stage. Based on the survey and interview data, four factors emerged as sustaining life-long peace and social justice activism: historical perspective, relationships, gender and race, and having a personal spiritual belief. The study also offers definitions for activist, social justice, long-term (or life-long), explains how peace is looked at herein, and briefly addresses adult development, feminist standpoint, and essentialist theories. This study begins to fill the gap in research on social justice and peace activist by including women, focusing on sustainability factors, and by extending the concept of life-long or long-term activism. Further research opportunities are suggested as this study is an entry into the subject matter, along with some suggestions to current and future peace and social justice activists on how to sustain their activism for the long haul. The study concludes with some personal reflections. The electronic version of this dissertation is at OhioLink ETD Center, www.ohiolink.edu/etd. 2010-10-09 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1286647915 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1286647915 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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What Keeps Them Going: Factors that Sustain U.S. Women's Life-Long Peace and Social Justice Activism |
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