SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, Sociological Inquiry
18 Feb 2017
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Popular explanations of collective action pre-1970 breakdown theory and critiques of breakdown theory. How movements gain momentum frame alignment . Collective action: occurs when people act in unison to bring about or resist social, political, and economic change; may be routine or non-routine . Routine collective action is usually non-violent, and follows established patterns of behavior and bureaucratic social structures. Non-routine collective action is not guided by usual conventions, is often short-lived, and sometimes violent. Social movements: collective attempts to change all or part of the political or social order by means of rioting, petitioning, striking, demonstrating, and establishing pressure groups, unions, and political parties. Social movements emerge when traditional norms, expectations and patterns of social organization are disrupted. Strain: breakdown of traditional norms that supposedly precedes collective action. Absolute deprivation: a condition of extreme poverty. Relative deprivation: an intolerable gap between the social rewards people feel they deserve and the social rewards they expect to receive.
