SOCI 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Pepper Spray, Social Movement Organization, Symbolic Interactionism
30 Jan 2017
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Social movements are organized groups that work towards a common goal and create change. Functionalists: why social movements develop, exist and their purpose. Symbolic interaction perspective: interactions and meanings in social movements. Non instituitional activity that people choose to be a part of: e. x. flash mobs. Crowd: large number of people in close proximity: e. x. people at festivals. Casual crowds: people at the same place at the same time, but don"t interact. Conventional crowds: come together for a scheduled event. Expressive crowds: join together to express emotion. Acting crowds: focus on specific goal or action e. x. protest. Mass: large and dispersed people with common interest e. x. audience. Public: unorganized group that shares ideas on an issue. Crowds break into riots - only crowds have the ability to make this - individuals won"t do this. Norms depend on the crowd - norms develop and are accepted depending on the situation: e. x. hurricane = stealing food is appropriate.
