SOC 1105 Final: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FINAL EXAM REVIEW

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1105
• Professor: swan

Document Summary

A dramatic event; directs generalized beliefs towards a concrete target: mobilization for action- leadership plays a central role, social control by various agents of social control in society including police, courts, media, community leaders. Mass society theory: this theory views collective behaviour as an extreme response to social isolation. Thus, college-educated women might compare themselves to men of the same educational levels in assessing their occupational satisfaction: example of the women"s movement (freeman, 1975, popular in the 60s and 70s, but since have been critique. Political process theory: this approach emphasizes the interactions of social movement actors with the state and the role of political opportunities in the mobilization and outcomes of social movements. New social movement theory: developed independently of north american theories, emphasizing the new types of social movements that emerged in post-industrial or advanced capitalist society, including the peace, environmental, gay and lesbian, student, and women"s movements.