Download Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change: An Overview - Prof. Lora E. Vess and more Study notes Introduction to Sociology in PDF only on Docsity! Chapter 18 โ Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change 1) Introduction a) Collective action โ action that takes place in groups and diverges from the social norm of the situation. 2) Collective Action: What is it Good For? a) Crowd collective action โ collective action in which you must be face to face with the other members of your group. b) Mass collective action โ collective action in which close physical proximity is not necessary c) Theories of Collective Action i) Convergence Theory โ theory of collective action stating that collective action happens when people with similar ideas and tendencies gather in the same place. ii) Contagion Theory โ theory of collective action claiming that collective action arises because of the tendency of people to conform to the behavior of others. iii) Emergent Norm Theory โ theory of collective action emphasizing the influence of leaders in promoting particular norms. d) Identity and Collective Action 3) Social Movements a) Social movement โ collective behavior that is purposeful, organized, and institutionalized but not ritualized. b) Types of Social Movements i) Alterative social movements โ social movements that seek the most limited social change and often target a narrow group of people. ii) Redemptive social movements โ social movements that target specific groups but advocate for more radical social change. iii) Reformative social movements โ social movements that advocate for limited social change across an entire society. iv) Revolutionary social movements โ social movements that advocate the radical reorganization of society. c) Models of Social Movements: How Do They Arise? i) Classical model โmodel of social movements based on a concept of structural weakness in society that results in the psychological disruption of individuals. ii) Resource-mobilization theory โ model of social movements that emphasizes political context and goals also states that social movements are unlikely to emerge without the necessary resources. iii) Political process model โ model of social movements that focuses on the structure of political opportunities. When these are favorable to a particular challenger, the chances are better for the success of a social movement led by this challenger. d) Three Stages of Social Movements i) Emergence โ the first stage of a social movement, occurring when the social problem being addressed is first identified.
