political and social movement Flashcards
what are the 4 types of social movements
- alternative: least threatening
- redemptive: radical change
- reformative: social change target all members of society. ex: same-sex marriage
- revolutionary: the most severe
what is deprivation theory?
people mobilize because of relative deprivation, perceived disadvantage
what is a mass-society theory?
attract social isolates
what is culture theory?
depends on symbols as well
ex: world trade towers
what is a political-economy theory?
arise in opposition to system that fails to meet needs of majority
what are new social movements?
new focus on quality of life, world peace, environment
what are the stages of a social movement?
- emergence: a perception that something is wrong
- coalescence: recruits members, and devises strategies and tactic
- bureaucratization: organizes rationally to get the job done
4.: the movement in need of regrouping.
what are the 4 types of authority?
- traditional: monarchy
- rational-legal: lawful government
- charismatic: martin Luther king jr
- routinization of charisma: transformations of charismatic authoring into traditional/bureaucratic authority
what is the pluralist model?
power is dispersed among many competing interests groups
what is the power-elite model?
power is concentrated among the very rich: can the wealthiest ever encounter pressure to not act in their own best interest?
what is a Marxist political-economy model?
it explains politics in terms of the operation of a society’s economic system
power is divided along the lines of a capitalist economy. the majority are excluded, like the majority of workers are
what is a political revolution?
the overthrow of one political system to establish another
why does a political revolution occur?
- rising expectation
- unresponsive government
- radical leadership by intellectuals
- establishing a new legitimacy
