Chapter 21 Flashcards
acting crowds
group of people focused on a certain goal/action
alternative movement
social movement that limit themselves to self improvement changes in individuals
casual crowds
people who share close promimity without interacting
assembling perspective
theory that credits people in crowds as behaving as rational thinkers and views crowds as engaging in purposeful behaviour and collective action
collective behaviour
a non-institutionalized activity where people engage voluntarily
conventional crowd
crowd of people that come together for a scheduled event
crowd
group of people at the same place at the same time, close in proximity
diagnostic framing
social problem is stated in a clear, easily understood manner
digital divide
the increasing gap between the technological haves and have nots
emergent norm theory
a perspective that emphasizes the importance of social norms in crowd behaviour
expressive crowds
crowd of people that share opportunities to express emotions
flash mob
group of people that come to together for a spontaneous activity for a limited amount of time
frame
a way in which experience is organized conceptually
frame alignment process
using bridging, amplification, extension, and transformation as an ongoing and intentional means of recruiting participants to a movement
lifeworld
shared inter-subjective meanings and common understandings that form the backdrop of our daily existence and communication
mass
a large group with a common interest, even if group members may not be close in proximity
modernization
process that increases the amount of specialization and differentiation of structure in societies
motivational framing
a call to action
new social movement theory
theory that attempts to explain the proliferation of postindustrial and postmodern movements that are difficult to understand using traditional social movement theories
prognostic framing
social movement stat a clear solution and a means of implementation
public
an unorganized diffuse group fo people who share ideas
redemptive movements
movements that work to promote inner change or spiritual growth in people
reform movements
movements that seek to chance something specific about the social structure
resistance movement
movement that seek to prevent or undo change to social structure
resource mobilization theory
theory explains social movements success in terms of their ability to acquire resources and mobilize people
revolutionary movement
movement that seek to change all aspects of society
social change
change in society created through social movements as well as through external factors like environmental
shifts or technological innovations
social movement
a purposeful, organized group hoping to work toward a common social goal
social movement industry
collection of the social movement organizations that are striving toward similar goal
social movement organization
a single social movement group
social movement sector
multiple social movement industries in a society, even if they have a wide variety of constituents and goals
value-added theory
functionalist perspective theory that posits that several preconditions must be in place for collective behaviour to occur
