ABSTRACT
First published in 2006, this book brings together some of the most innovative and important research on civil rights law and legality, this book draws on narratives of individuals from a variety of contexts to provide a rich and contextualized understanding of what happens when law interacts with other competing systems or forms of social organization. By privileging the real world experiences of those most influenced by rights, the collection moves beyond the traditional polarizing debates and presents a constitutive approach to rights that is not reducible to a simple 'for or against' rights formula. While this complex consciousness approach often contributes to the reproduction of dominant-subordinate social relations, it also allows for spaces of resisting existing hierarchical structures embedded in various law-related sites.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|102 pages
Rights in Practice
chapter Chapter 1|19 pages
"That's Right": Truth, Justice, and the Legal Consciousness of Educational Activists
chapter Chapter 2|17 pages
Who Manages Feminist-Inspired Reform? An In-Depth Look at Title IX Coordinators in the United States 1
chapter Chapter 5|16 pages
Consciousness in Context: Employees' Views of Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedures
part II|64 pages
Contested Rights
chapter Chapter 7|17 pages
The "Seesaw Effect" from Racial Profiling to Depolicing: Toward a Critical Cultural Theory
part III|51 pages
The Future of Rights Research