SOC 1105 Final: Social Movements _ Final Exam Notes

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The idea that collective behaviour comes about during a period of social disruption web grievances are deeply felt, rather than being a standard part of the political process. The chicago school approach focuses on symbolic interactionism. This is the theory that focuses on how actors construct meanings through social interaction. Behaviour, collective behaviour develops in situations where established systems of meaning and sources of information have broken down, forcing participants to construct new meanings to guide their behaviour. Smelser"s theory presents a model consisting of six determinants. The potential or actual episode of collective behaviour will be affected by the actions of police, the courts, the press, community leaders, and other agents of social control. This theory views collective behaviour as an extreme response to social isolation. It represents the fact that social stability is maintained by the existence of common values that are transmitted and sustained through various social institutions.