SOCIOL 103 Chapter 3: Sociology Chapter 3 Notes
Document Summary
Outsider claimsmakers: those who get the media, general public, officials who make policies to pay attention to their claims. Polity: consists of those groups whose interests are routinely taken into account by policymakers so they are often able to influence policymaking. Insider claims making: pursue their claims outside the glare of the media spotlight. Social movement organizations: each social movement may contain several distinct. Movements seek to promote change and the status quo inevitably has its defenders. Activists frames place a social movement within a larger context. Frames locate the key issues and set them off so that they are easily understood. Frames encourage viewing the world from a particular perspective. Diagnostic frames: identify the nature of the problem. Motivational frames: explain why action needs to be taken. Prognostic frames: specify what needs to be done. Frame alignment: ways in which social movements must address the existing frames or ways of looking at the world held by prospective members.
