Description
Book SynopsisSocial Movements cleverly translates the art of collective action and mobilization by excluded groups to facilitate understanding social change from below. Students learn the core components of social movements, the theory and methods used to study them, and the conditions under which they can lead to political and social transformation. This fully class-tested book is the first to be organized along the lines of the major subfields of social movement scholarshipframing, movement emergence, recruitment, and outcomesto provide comprehensive coverage in a single core text. Features include:use of real data collected in the U.S. and around the worldthe emphasis on student learning outcomescase studies that bring social movements to lifeexamples of cultural repertoires used by movements (flyers, pamphlets, event data on activist websites, illustrations by activist musicians) to mobilize a grouptopics such as immigrant rights, transnational movement for climate justice, Women's Marches, Fight for $15, Occupy Wall Street, Gun Violence, Black Lives Matter, and the mobilization of popular movements in the global South on issues of authoritarian rule and neoliberalism With this book, students deepen their understanding of movement dynamics, methods of investigation, and dominant theoretical perspectives, all while being challenged to consider their own place in relation to social movements.
Trade Review"Easy to read, this extensive review of social movements will benefit new scholars to the field as well as seasoned scholars interested in the organization of more recent movements." * American Ethnologist *
"The book is well written and should be accessible to most readers new to the social movements field; Almeida is adept at explaining the sometimes confusing jargon that pervades the academic literature on movements." * Social Forces *
"This book is a welcome addition to the academic resources available in social work education, specifically community-based social work." * Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare *
"For scholars of social movements in Latin America, this is a refreshing and valuable new textbook." * Latin American Politics and Society *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Action
2. How to Study Social Movements: Classification and Methods
3. Theories of Social Movement Mobilization
4. Social Movement Emergence: Interests, Resource Infrastructures, and Identities
5. The Framing Process
6. Individual Recruitment and Participation
7. Movement Outcomes
8. Pushing the Limits: Social Movements in the Global South
Conclusion: Mounting Crises and the Pathway Forward
Notes
References
Index
