SOC 481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iranian Revolution, Charismatic Authority
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Mass migration of black peasantry out of the south to the northern urban areas. Increasing of violence against the black newcomers by the whites in the ciies. Years of litigation leading to important legal victories. Development of black communities and organizations, and their increasing political importance. Emergence of a new general of black leaders and an appropriate political climate. A changed international climate confronting american racism(the vietnam wars; cold wars) Recap: scholars also discovered the explicitly political dimensions of social movements. Here protestors are also viewed as rational individual being who use extra institutional means to put forward their demands to the state. Here sm emerge from opportunities provided by the state. Mcadam(1982) argues that along with structure of political opportunities, organizational strength too determines political protest. Structural conditions (the political system may be more open or less open) do not automatically translate into protest. The protestors were concerned with success outcomes.
