Ideology And The New Social Movements

Author : Alan Scott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100083154X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideology and the New Social Movements written by Alan Scott and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990, Ideology and the New Social Movements provides an incisive and much-needed assessment of debates concerning the nature and motivation of social movements and collective action. In particular, Alan Scott focuses upon the competing theoretical explanations of the rise and character of the ‘new social movements’ in North America and Europe. After introducing the major themes in the debate about new social movements, the book reviews mainstream theories, both functionalist and neo-Marxist, then moves on to a discussion of sociological, economic and political writings. Specific examples, most notably the rise of the West German Greens, are used to assess the value of the different approaches. Alan Scott argues that theories of long-term change, such as the transition to the ‘post-industrial’ society, give insufficient attention to the political and organizational aspects of social movements, and exaggerate the differences between older, class based, movements and ‘new’ politics. He concludes by arguing that the idea of social closure that can accommodate questions of allegiance and identity, and control of resources has considerable explanatory power, and can encompass the cultural and political aspects of social movements. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, political science and urban studies.

Author : Enrique Larana
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439901410
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Social Movements written by Enrique Larana and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redefining the field of social movements.

Author : Doug McAdam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521485166
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements written by Doug McAdam and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement are a prominent feature of the modern world and have attracted increasing attention from scholars in many countries. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements, first published in 1996, brings together a set of essays that focus upon mobilization structures and strategies, political opportunities, and cultural framing and ideologies. The essays are comparative and include studies of the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. Their authors are amongst the leaders in the development of social movement theory and the empirical study of social movements.

Author : Anthony Oberschall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351490001
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements written by Anthony Oberschall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other topic in social science, the study of social movements provides an opportunity to combine social theory with political action. Such study is a key to understanding the motivations, successes, and failures of thousands who aspire to high ideals of justice, but who sometimes aid in perpetuating inhumane political acts and systems. Building upon the past twenty years' developments in theory and research, Social Movements combines original theoretical and methodological approaches with penetrating analyses of contemporary movements from the sixties to the present.Anthony Oberschall argues that social movements are central to contemporary politics in both Western and Third World nations. They are not quaint stepchildren to public policy and social change that disappear as nations modernize. Collective action by the citizenry, spilling beyond the boundaries of routine politics is an integral part of the process of creative destruction that Joseph Schumpeter ascribed to modern capitalism and all dynamic, modern societies.Among the subjects that OberschaU examines in Social Movements are the Civil Rights movement, decline of the New Left, the feminist movement, the New Christian Right, the tobacco control movement, collective violence in U.S. industrial relations, and some comparative historical movements, including the Cultural Revolution in China, the abortive 1968 revolution in Czechoslovakia, political strife in postcolonial Africa, and the sixteenth-century European witch craze.In looking beyond the immediate political circumstances of these social movements, Oberschall points the way to achieving the next major task of social movement theory: a more satisfactory understanding of the dynamics and course of social movements and counter movements and a method of accounting for the outcomes of public controversies. Free of jargon and technical terminology, Social Movements is written for sociologists, political scientists, historians, professionals dea

Author : Rafal Soborski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783487941
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideology and the Future of Progressive Social Movements written by Rafal Soborski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers how progressive activist movements approach the role of ideology in their political action

Author : Enrique Laraña
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781566391870
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Social Movements written by Enrique Laraña and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural changes over the past two decades have led to a proliferation of new social movements in Europe and the United States. New social movements such as ecology, peace, ethnicity, New Age philosophies, alternative medicine, and gender and sexual identity are among those that are emerging to challenge traditional categories in social movement theory. Synthesizing classic and modern perspectives the contributors help to redefine the field of social movements and advance an understanding of them through cross-cultural research, comparison with older movements, and an examination of the dimensions of identity--individual, collective, and melding of the two. Author note: Enrique Laraña is Titular Professor of Sociology at the University of Madrid, Spain. Hank Johnston is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at San Diego State University. Joseph R. Gusfield is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego.

Author : Perry Mars
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814327692
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideology and Change written by Perry Mars and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of how Caribbean leftist organizations have shifted gradually to the right.

Author : Alison Mack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780309303316
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Supporting a Movement for Health and Health Equity written by Alison Mack and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Supporting a Movement for Health and Health Equity" is the summary of a workshop convened in December 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement to explore the lessons that may be gleaned from social movements, both those that are health-related and those that are not primarily focused on health. Participants and presenters focused on elements identified from the history and sociology of social change movements and how such elements can be applied to present-day efforts nationally and across communities to improve the chances for long, healthy lives for all. The idea of movements and movement building is inextricably linked with the history of public health. Historically, most movements - including, for example, those for safer working conditions, for clean water, and for safe food - have emerged from the sustained efforts of many different groups of individuals, which were often organized in order to protest and advocate for changes in the name of such values as fairness and human rights. The purpose of the workshop was to have a conversation about how to support the fragments of health movements that roundtable members believed they could see occurring in society and in the health field. Recent reports from the National Academies have highlighted evidence that the United States gets poor value on its extraordinary investments in health - in particular, on its investments in health care - as American life expectancy lags behind that of other wealthy nations. As a result, many individuals and organizations, including the Healthy People 2020 initiative, have called for better health and longer lives.

Author : Roberta Garner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movement Theory and Research written by Roberta Garner and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews and explores social movement theory from the end of World War II to the mid-1990s, focusing primarily on the United States, with some attention to European scholarship as well.

Author : Peter A. Coclanis
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570033131
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideas, Ideologies, and Social Movements written by Peter A. Coclanis and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uncovers the role of ideas and ideologies in some of the most important social movements in US history. The book examines attempts to bring about or to thwart social or institutional change - from political democratization and feminism to animal rights and civil rights.