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Families as They Really Are

Families as They Really Are American Sociological Association 2012 DOI: 10.1177/0094306112449614 http://cs.sagepub.com REVIEWS condominiums. On the other hand, an Banded Together: Economic Democratization in influx of new residents poses another chal- the Brass Valley,by Jeremy Brecher. Urbana, lenge that could potentially reinvigorate IL: University of Illinois Press, 2011. 251 the community: how to integrate new- pp. $27.00 paper. ISBN: 9780252078064. comers and incorporate their interests. Rather than relying upon the state or the KATHERINE K. CHEN market to address these issues, Naugatuck City University of New York (CUNY) Valley residents organized to pursue mutu- [email protected] al interests via collectivities run by the com- munity, employees, or residents. Brecher Prior studies have documented how dein- posits that three conditions are necessary dustrialization poses a bleak outlook for for such ‘‘local action’’ and ‘‘democratic both individuals and their communities: economic vision’’—‘‘grassroots organiza- longterm unemployment, elevated poverty, tion, democratically controlled enterprises, and the erosion of once vital areas. What and supportive public policies’’ (p. xxi). can people do to mitigate the effects of declin- Brecher first recounts how existing organ- ing industries that once employed several izations, with the help of Ken Gladstone, generations of workers? More importantly, a community organizer trained in Alinskyite how can collective http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews SAGE

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American Sociological Association 2012 DOI: 10.1177/0094306112449614 http://cs.sagepub.com REVIEWS condominiums. On the other hand, an Banded Together: Economic Democratization in influx of new residents poses another chal- the Brass Valley,by Jeremy Brecher. Urbana, lenge that could potentially reinvigorate IL: University of Illinois Press, 2011. 251 the community: how to integrate new- pp. $27.00 paper. ISBN: 9780252078064. comers and incorporate their interests. Rather than relying upon the state or the KATHERINE K. CHEN market to address these issues, Naugatuck City University of New York (CUNY) Valley residents organized to pursue mutu- [email protected] al interests via collectivities run by the com- munity, employees, or residents. Brecher Prior studies have documented how dein- posits that three conditions are necessary dustrialization poses a bleak outlook for for such ‘‘local action’’ and ‘‘democratic both individuals and their communities: economic vision’’—‘‘grassroots organiza- longterm unemployment, elevated poverty, tion, democratically controlled enterprises, and the erosion of once vital areas. What and supportive public policies’’ (p. xxi). can people do to mitigate the effects of declin- Brecher first recounts how existing organ- ing industries that once employed several izations, with the help of Ken Gladstone, generations of workers? More importantly, a community organizer trained in Alinskyite how can collective

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