Chapter 15 Flashcards
Social change
Any significant modification or transformation of social structures or institutions
Collective behaviors
Spontaneous action by groups in situations where cultural rules for behavior are vague, inadequate, or contested
Social movements
Individuals, groups, organizations united by a common desire to change social institutions, attitudes, ways of life
Alternative movements
Make small changes in individual beliefs or activities
Redemptive movements
Change individual beliefs or activities fundamentally
Reformist movements
Aim for partial changes in society
Revolutionary movements
Change fundamental nature of society
Relative-deprivation theory
Social movements arise when we believe we should have more than we do
S-F theory on social change
Social movements arise only when social change occurs unevenly or too quickly
Conflict theory on social change (resource mobilization theory)
Social movements develop when individuals who face relative deprivation can garner needed resources
S-I theory on social change (political process theory)
Social movement needs political opportunities and an insurgent consciousness
Political opportunities
Preexisting organizations that can provide the new movement with leaders, members, phone lines, etc
Insurgent consciousness
Individual sense that change is needed and possible
Mobilization
Social movement gains resources
Frame alignment
Movements convince individuals that their interests, values, and beliefs are complementary to those of the SMO (social movement organization)
