SOC445H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Movement Organization, Mahatma Gandhi
Document Summary
Smo"s are part of what organizaional sociologists call organizaional ield- borrowing from theory of pracice. Organizaional sociologists coined the term organizaional ield- set of organizaions that consitue the recognized the insitute of life. Smo"s interacion with these contexts are important determinants of the prospect of a social movement. Also research that says the more social movement is organized in hierarchal way three factors the role of leaders the extent of organizaion shape the nature of tacics to move forward. Coaliion and conlict among smo"s also determine movements discourse/strategies etc. Need to conform to ideas and principles that may be contradictory to you. Through this process many social movements over the years have lost their radical nature thus being transformed to a corporate body. Acivism has taken the shape of corporate behaviour in environmental ield . How does compeiion for resources afect the nature of social movement.
