Chapter 21 Flashcards
social movement
when people organize to cause or prevent social change
collective behavior approach
emphasize social movements as outbreaks in response to deeply felt grievance
what does the collective behavior approach stress
importance of ideology and emotion
resource mobilization approach
mobilization of human and material resources seen as key ingredient for success
what does the resource mobilization approach stress
importance of role of leaders and rational planning
what are the first 4 propositions of social movement needed for
for a social movement to occur
what are the last 4 propositions of social movement needed for
for a social movement to succeed
shared grievance
must have a large group with shared sense of injustice or unfair treatment
hope
people have hope that things will get better
precipitating event
a key event often stimulates or precedes a collective response
network ties
people are drawn to a moment through strong social network ties, new social network technology facilitated gathering and reports of north african revolutions
mobilizing people and resources
the movement must be able to mobilize resources to sustain itself
must overcome external opposition and countermovements
successful movements are able to withstand opposing groups
must enlist external allies
successful movements are able to mobilize external support
separate organizations will arise and must be handled
movements with broad-base support generate/attract additional groups seeking to address the shared grievance, these can split support or recourses
