SOC445H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neoliberalism, Pharmaceutical Industry, Externalization
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Construcion of collecive idenityis not issue only of nsm integral part of any social movements including so called old socialmovements like labour movements. Argued that solidarity is necessary to bring people together whether it is class issue or social issue. Although the highlighing of social idenityis good but criicism is limiing this construcion to nsm- Required for any social movement ie indigenous movement. Touraine suggested new methodology to study social movements sociological intervenion invites acivists to talk about their acivism asks many quesions regarding their greivances idea of collecive idenity how they ariculate movement framing etc. Criical issue of sociological intervenion when asked to wuesion to acivists guides acivists to understand movement and society in a paricular way. That is how sociologist interested in a paricular movement gathers evidence on mvovment . having an expert knowledge of society intervenes in process of making paricular meaning of social momvent.
