Social Movements and Collective Action Flashcards
Before the 1970’s, analysis of collective action and social movements focused on discussions of strain, deprivation, and “contagion”. This is a Functionalist perspective called ________________.
Breakdown theory
After the 1970’s, analysis focused on resource mobilization, political opportunities, and social control. This is a Conflict perspective called _______________.
Social solidarity theory
The origins of modern day policing began with the
“_______________”
The Slave Patrol
The people who largely perpetuated racism and oppression, were _______________.
Law enforcement
___________________ is when people act in unison to bring about or resist social, political, and/or economic change.
Collective action
___________________ is collective action (⬆️) that follows well established patterns of behaviour and is non-violent.
Routine collective action
______________________ is collective action (⬆️) that ignores convention and may be violent (ie: mobs, riots).
Non-routine collective action
__________________ are institutionalized or bureaucratized forms of collective action aimed at changing or resisting change to the social, political, and/or economic order.
Social movements
___________________ suggests that social movements emerge when traditional norms and patterns of social organization are disrupted.
Breakdown theory of collective action
Non-routine collective action like the LA riots resulted from at least one of three conditions:
(1) A groups leaders and followers must be socially marginalized or poorly integrated into society.
(2) Their norms must be strained or disrupted.
(3) They lose their ability to act rationally because of the intrinsic madness of crowds.
________________ is the process by which extreme passions supposedly spread rapidly through a crowd like a contagious disease
Contagion Theory
In terms of __________________ New research suggests that in most cases of collective action, leaders and early joiners tend to be well integrated members of their communities.
Social marginality
In terms of ________________, Non-Routine Collective Action may be wild and violent, but it is usually socially structured.
Contagion theory
In terms of the ___________________, research now tells us that relative deprivation is not commonly associated with the frequency or intensity of outbursts of collective action.
Breakdown of norms (strain)
_________________ is collective action that follows well established patterns of behaviour and is non-violent.
Routine collective action
