SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Collective Action, Peace Movement, Resource Mobilization
11 Jan 2018
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Their goals or ideologies are adopted by the mainstream and there is no longer and. Why do people take part in social movements. !1: from unions pov - perfect time to strike is when union membership is high, theres high solidarity ect, strikes strategically mobilize when there chances for success are highest. Explanation of participation (rational acton approach: cost-bene t calculation (rational actor approach, high cost - low bene t, collective action problem (olson 1965) Why some movements not gain traction while others grow exponentially. Limited and institutionalized focus of social change. Not just about changing state policy: example: movements that just want to bring awareness about an issue like stds or something. Rational action plan doesn"t always help explain participation. Sometimes no bene ts for people who participate. Rmt focuses on centralized organizations and the state. Role of the collective identities, values, and ideologies aren"t addressed. Rmt has dif culty explaining why individuals become involved n social movements.
