SCS 1150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Alter-Globalization, Indecent Exposure, Canadian Human Rights Act

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Social Sciences
• Course: SCS 1150
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Each period of history has distinct repertoire of collective action. C. a. r = the complete set of protest tactics available to a social movement at any given time (tilly 1978) Modern ( modular) repertoire : strikes, boycotts ; different because they targeted not local but national politics. Modularity works the same way, effect in the same way , anyone can use the protest tactic. Free-rider problem: the problem that individuals can benefit from a public good without participating in its pursuit. Movements need to find ways that the benefits of participating outweigh the cost. If we participate we must be getting something out of it because we are weighing the costs and benefits. Moral shocks can be used effective in recruiting new supporters than personal contacts. Moral shock a sudden and deeply emotional stimulus that causes individuals to come to terms with an issue that is quite opposed to the values and morals already held by that individual.