Patterns of protest : trajectories of participation in social movements / Catherine Corrigall-Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corrigall-Brown, Catherine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political activists--United States.

Political activists.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Social action--United States.

Social action.

Social movements--United States.

Social movements.

Social reformers--United States.

Social reformers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Asked to name an activist, many people think of someone like Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks-someone uniquely and passionately devoted to a cause. Yet, two-thirds of Americans report having belonged to a social movement, attended a protest, or engaged in some form of contentious political activity. Activism, in other words, is something that the vast majority of people engage in. This book examines these more common experiences to ask how and when people choose to engage with political causes. Corrigall-Brown reveals how individual characteristics and life experiences impact the pathwa

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. A Model of Participation; 2. Getting In: Initial and Shifting Engagement; 3. Trajectories of Participation; 4. Social, Political, and Organizational Context of Participation; 5. The Ties That Bind? The Effect of Social Ties and Interaction; 6. We Are Not All Activists: The Development and Consequences of Identity; 7. Beyond the "Activist"; Appendix: Methodology; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804778190

0804778191

OCLC:

767498739