SOC 481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Medical Association, Environmentalism, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Evolution of theories: emphasis on individual traits or structural. Resource mobilization paradigm caused a shift from what kinds of people to what kinds of structural conditions facilitated protest. Benefiting from a resource without having to pay the cost. People must feel part of a larger group. Raising a sense of outrage to push people in to acting. Public goods cannot be reasonably withheld; need for taxes. Three factors limiting effectiveness of sncc campaign. Black asked to vote in parallel freedom vote election. Coincides with the sidelining of seminary educational systems. Muslims beginning to face religious questions analyzing text themselves, sort of a do it yourself theology. Operate global and operate very similar to transnational corporations. They often organized through informal personal ties. These organizations are similar to political groups and are divided on how they seek to achieve their goals. Some seek to achieve their goals democratically.
