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Four Stages of Social Movements
What is a social movement?
“Social movements, then, can be thought of as organized yet informal social entities that are engaged in extra-institutional conflict that is oriented towards a goal. These goals can be either aimed at a specific and narrow policy or be more broadly aimed at cultural change.” (Christiansen, page 2)
Four Stages of Social Movements
Why do social movements emerge?
● persistence of social problems or inequalities
Four Stages of Social Movements
Why do social movements emerge?
● persistence of social problems or inequalities● emerging consensus that these problems or
inequalities are unjust
Four Stages of Social Movements
Why do social movements emerge?
● persistence of social problems or inequalities● emerging consensus that these problems or
inequalities are unjust● failure of available mechanisms to produce
change
Four Stages of Social Movements
According to the article, what are the four stages of social movements?
Four Stages of Social Movements
According to the article, what are the four stages of social movements?
1. Emergence2. Coalescence (or popular stage)3. Bureaucratization (or formalization)4. Decline
Four Stages of Social Movements
Forms of Decline
● Repression● Co-optation● Success● Failure● Alignment with Mainstream
Four Stages of Social Movements
Why might we want to focus on social movements in a class on globalization and culture?
Social Movements and Social Media:Oscar Grant
In their article on the killing of Oscar Grant, Antony and Thomas contrast the media as “watchdog” with the media as“guard dog.”
What do they mean with thesetwo terms, and what argumentare they making about themainstream media today?
Social Movements and Social Media:Oscar Grant
Antony and Thomas argue that mainstream media play a key role in setting the agenda of public attention. They note that mainstream media most often holds up the interests of those in power, and dismisses or vilifies activists and social movements.
Social Movements and Social Media:Oscar Grant
What, according to Antony and Thomas, is “citizen journalism” and what does it have to do with social media?
Social Movements and Social Media:Oscar Grant
What, according to Antony and Thomas, is “citizen journalism” and what does it have to do with social media?
Describe the Oscar Grant case and how Antony and Thomas analyze it.
Social Movements and Social Media:Egyptian Revolution
How does the article about the Egyptian Revolution by Eltantawy and Wiest relate to the Antony and Thomas article? The four stages article?
Social Movements and Social Media:Egyptian Revolution
Eltantawy and Wiest note that social media alone did not make the revolution in Egypt. What other factors played a role?
Marks: Origins of the Modern WorldWhat do we mean by Eurocentrism?● Idea that Europe is naturally superior● View of history that centers Europe
(pages 8-9)
Marks: Origins of the Modern WorldWhat do we mean by Eurocentrism?● Idea that Europe is naturally superior● View of history that centers Europe
(pages 8-9)
How does Origins of the Modern World challenge Eurocentrism?
Marks: Origins of the Modern WorldWhat is the overall goal of the book?
to show how the current world system got put in place - the historical, economic, political, social forces that produced modern globalization
Marks: Origins of the Modern World
What does it mean to describe the world pre-1800s as polycentric? (page 36)
And what, according to Marks, changed the polycentric nature of the globe?
Marks: Origins of the Modern World
What does it mean to describe the world pre-1800s as polycentric? (page 36)
And what, according to Marks, changed the polycentric nature of the globe?
18th century European imperialism, resulting in a few centers (core) which colonized much of the globe (periphery). (page 36)
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