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Social change
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an approach to the relationship between a network of interpersonal influences and the content of individuals' opinions, starting with the specification of social priors, and describe the relationships between these priors and the opinions of individuals.
Abstract: In this paper we describe an approach to the relationship between a network of interpersonal influences and the content of individuals’ opinions. Our work starts with the specification of social pr...
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28 Feb 1991
TL;DR: Social Movements and their Intellectuals: Social Movements as Cognitive Praxis as mentioned in this paper is a set of dimensions of cognitive praxis that describe social movements and their social context.
Abstract: Introduction. 1. Social Movements and Sociology. 2. Social Movements as Cognitive Praxis. 3. Dimensions of Cognitive Praxis. 4. Social Movements and their Intellectuals. 5. A Case Study: The American Civil Rights Movement. 6. Social Movements in Context. 7. Conclusions. Notes. References. Index.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a rich and conceptually sophisticated social psychology of social protest movements is presented, including some of the most distinguished scholars in the area of collective action, and they analyze how structural and cultural determinants influence the actor and generate or inhibit collective action and social change.
Abstract: Social protest movements such as the civil rights movement and the gay rights movement mobilize and sustain themselves in ways that have long been of interest to social scientists. In this book some of the most distinguished scholars in the area of collective action present new theories about this process, fashioning a rich and conceptually sophisticated social psychology of social movements that goes beyond theories currently in use. The book includes sometimes competing, sometimes complementary paradigms by theorists in resource mobilization, conflict, feminism, and collective action and by social psychologists and comparativists. These authors view the social movement actor from a more sociological perspective than do adherents of rational choice theory, and they analyze ways in which structural and cultural determinants influence the actor and generate or inhibit collective action and social change. The authors state that the collective identities and political consciousness of social movement actors are significantly shaped by their race, ethnicity, class, gender, or religion. Social structure--with its disparities in resources and opportunities--helps determine the nature of grievances, resources, and levels of organization. The book not only distinguishes the mobilization processes of consensus movements from those of conflict movements but also helps to explain the linkages between social movements, the state, and societal changes.
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