SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes -New Social Movements, Ernest Burgess, Collective Behavior
Document Summary
New social movements originated in europe, whereas collective behaviour and resource mobilization theories originated in the united states. Important role given to the shared beliefs of participants in analyzing the emergence of social movements and other forms of collective behaviour. The chicago school approach (branch of collective behaviour theories: developed under robert park and ernest burgess in the 1920s. Interested in the creation of new forms of activity and organization. Collective behaviour is about brining social change, and emergent forms of social order develop through the interactions of individuals in movements. Smelser"s theory of collective behaviour (six determinants: model is value added" in that each condition adds value to the explanation, and together explain collective behaviour. First, conditions of structural conduciveness permit or encourage certain types of collective behaviour. Second, conditions of structural strain create real or anticipated deprivation, such as threat of economic deprivation- combines with condition of conduciveness.
