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Book SynopsisIn Militias in the New Millennium, Stan Weeber and Daniel Rodeheaver examine the state of the U.S. citizen militia movement in the new millennium. Using Smelser's theory of collective behavior, the authors examine the causes, belief systems, and electronic presence of militias, and the efforts of social control agents to contain them.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction: Why Do Militias Appear?; Internet and the Rise of Citizen Militias; Defining Citizen Militias; Summary and Plan of the Book Chapter 5 The Rise and Evolution of American Citizen Militias: Militias in the New Republic; Militias in the Early Modern Era; The Neo-Militia Movement of the 1990s; Summary Chapter 6 Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior: Smelser's Model; Criticisms of Smelser's Theory; Summary Chapter 7 Testing Smelser's Theory: Data Sources and Sample Selection: Data Sources; Representativeness of the Sample; Summary Chapter 8 Testing Smelser's Theory: Variables and Research Questions: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary; Note Chapter 9 Strain, Generalized Beliefs, and Precipitating Events: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Summary Chapter 10 Mobilization, Social Control, and Ideological Orientations of the Militia Movement: Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary Chapter 11 Internet and Non-Internet-Based Militias: A Comparison: Differences between Groups; Comparisons along Smelser's Dimensions; Summary Chapter 12 Conclusion Chapter 13 References Chapter 14 Appendices: A Note About USENET; Research Questions, Key Concepts, and Keywords for NUDIST Data Search; Data Gathering Procedures; Coding of Militiamen and Women's Occupations; Coding Instructions for Research Questions; Structural Strain; Generaliz Chapter 15 Index
