SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Poverty Threshold, Malcolm Gladwell, Erving Goffman
6 Jan 2014
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When a group"s objectives cannot be achieved within, or are blocked by, an existing framework . Political and social change may require unorthodox forms of political action: various protests going on in the world of today, protests in ukraine- overturn the leadership decisions, anti-government protests in thailand. Involves the overthrow of an existing political order by means of mass movement, using violence. Collective attempts to further a common interest of secure a common goal through action outside of established institutions. Some social movements are international and use technology to link local campaigns to global issues. Therefore, it isn"t absolute deprivation that leads to revolution, but relative deprivation. Tilly asked why particular groups seek revolutionary change. Looked at the broader context of protest and violence. Tilly looked at four components (needed) of collective action: These types of characteristics made the movement possible to foster the revolution.
