lecture 7

Question 1

Three reasons for non- participation

Answer 1

Not all sympathizers were recruited

Many were not motivated

Those who intended to participate didn’t (life)

Question 2

“consensus Mobilization” vs. “Action Mobilization”

Answer 2

consensus Mobilization- when people have shared grievances and they agree to participate

Action Mobilization- when people actually participate

Question 3

Degree of participation

Answer 3

If a person participates that does not guarantee that they will participate again

When we talk about Degree of participation we are talking about coast and risk

Coasts
-Direct: literal coast, things that you have to spend money on
For example: your flight/ trip expenses
-Indirect: what you lose for participating in this SM
Example: loose wages
Example: If you’re a student it could be missing class (any consequences of your participation in this SM that could affect you later)

Risks
- Direct: risks that can directly harm a person while participating, the direct risk you face while participating
For example: protesters may face brutality
-Indirect: risks not specific to the sight or the moment

these risks are very different depending on your race, sexuality, social class etc.

for women, there is an added risk when participating in SMs because we could be assaulted

Assumes that individuals engaged in rational calculus, weighting both coasts and risks

Question 4

So… why do some people participate?

Answer 4

1) structural factors
2) sociological/psychological factors
3) biographical factors

Question 5

So… why do some people participate? (structural factors)

Answer 5

Social networks

• Networks serve as bridges
• Networks serve as conducts for the flow resources

Embeddedness
-Social networks are embedded into communities and contacts

Question 6

So… why do some people participate (biogrpahical/ pscyhological factors)

Answer 6

Personal/ collective efficiency
-If you believe you can cause change you are more likely to participate

Collective identity
-If you believe that this is a “we” problem you are more likely to participate

Question 7

So… why do some people participate (biographical factors)

Answer 7

Resonant socialization experiences

• Transition of activist values from parents to children
• If you parents are active then it is more likely that you will also participate in SM
• Primary socialization and secondary socialization (when you get into SM from your parents and then from the outside world such as your teachers and peers)

Prior engagement in politics/ movement
- If you participate in one SM you are more likely to continue to patriate

Biographical availability
- Being married, having children, availability to participate

Question 8

freedom summer

Answer 8

They are trying to register black voters

In the south, there was a lot of way that people prevented black people from voting (people in Mississippi could not vote)

So, this movement got a lot of white, northern university student to come down and register black people to vote so that black people could vote freely