POL344H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Joni Mitchell, Collective Behavior, Resource Mobilization
Document Summary
Theories of social movements in clusters: collective behaviour, resource mobilization/ political process, new social movement. Testing theories using empirical, fact-based ideas to confirm or disconfirm large abstract theories e. g. that social class is related to political engagement, testing this with voter turnout. Visibility in the media - word of mouth, alternative press. Political process side - if social movements that are successful respond and create to political opportunities - occupy methods in 2011 versus greenpeace in 1971. Poor people movements pushing against poverty also emerged. New social movements ones that can use television (giving people a sense of being somewhere they are not) 32 - kinds of questions put on term tests. Robert kennedy - optimism to press federal government with the election to ensure federal enforcement of integration - is the political system open to change is very important - fed gov was perceived as being open to change.
