Social Movements
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John J.Macionis
Kenyon College
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Drew Hurley
Santa Fe Community College
For Use With:
John J. Macionis. Sociology, 6th ed., Prentice-Hall, 1997.
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Studying Collective Behavior
Collective Behavior is Wide Ranging
Collective Behavior is Complex
Much Collective Behavior is Transitory
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Collectivity
Based on limited social interaction
No clear social boundaries
Use weak and unconventional norms
Crowds
Casual Crowd
Conventional Crowd
Expressive Crowd
Acting Crowd
Violent Crowds
Mob
Riot
Panic
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Crowds, Mobs and Social Change
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Contagion Theory
Gustav LeBon
The Mental Unity of Crowds
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Convergence Theory
Richard Berk
Social Simulations and Role Games
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Emergent-Norm Theory
Ralph Turner & Lewis Killian
Spontaneous Formation of Norms during Interaction
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Rumor & Gossip
Must Be Believable
Climate of Ambiguity
Titilation Factor Increases Spread
Unstable and Constantly Changing
Impossible to Stop
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The Rumor Mill: Paul Is Dead
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Public Opinion
Panic and Mass Hysteria
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Types of Social Movements
Redemptive
Alternative
Reformative
Revolutionary
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Explaining Social Movements
Absolute Deprivation
Relative Deprivation
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Relative Deprivation & Rising Expectations
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Mass-Society Theory
William Kornhauser -- Personal Identity & Empowerment
Herbert Marcuse -- One Dimensional Thinking
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[Neil Smelser's Value Added Theory]
Structural Conduciveness
Structural Strain
Growth and Spread of an Explanation
Percipitating Factors
Mobilization for Action
Indirect Social Control
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Resource Mobilization Theory
Public Access
Credibility
New Social Movement Theory
Quality of Life
Response to Modern Industrialism
Stages In Social Movements
Emergence
Coalescence
Bureaucratization
Decline
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The Cycle of Social Movements and Their Outcomes
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Social Movements and Social Change
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Are You WillingTo Take A Stand?
Student Political Involvement:
1995 College Survey
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| Value | Percent Agree |
| 'Keeping up with political affairs' | 28.5% |
| 'Participating in Community Programs' | 23.0% |
| 'Frequently discuss politics' | 14.8% |
| 'Demonstrate while in College' | 5.0% |
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