In the struggle over affirmative action, no employment setting has
seen more friction than urban fire departments. Thirty years of
legal and political efforts have opened the doors of this
historically white male preserve, but men of color have yet to
consolidate their gains, and women's progress has been even more
tenuous. In this unique and compelling account of affirmative
action at the "street level", Carol Chetkovich explores the ways in
which this program has succeeded and failed.
Chetkovich follows the men and women of the Oakland Fire
Department Class 1-91 through their academy training and
eighteen-month probation. In vivid and sometimes surprising
narratives, newcomers tell of their first battle with a
full-fledged fire, their reactions to hazing rituals, and their
relationships with veterans and fellow trainees. Real Heat explores
how the process of becoming a firefighter interacts with the
dimensions of race and gender to support some and discourage
others. The book examines the implications of these interactions
for public policy and social justice.
-- First book-length study of affirmative action in
firefighting.
-- Analysis grounded in ethnographic material.
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