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

Author
Corrigall-Brown, Catherine
Published
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 177 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
A model of participation -- Getting in : initial and shifting engagement -- Staying in? : trajectories of participation -- Social, political, and organizational context of participation -- The ties that bind : the effect of social ties and interaction -- We are not all activists : the development and consequences of identity -- Beyond the "activist."
Summary
Two-thirds of Americans report having belonged to a social movement, attended a protest, or engaged in some form of contentious political activity. This text examines these more common experiences to ask how and when people choose to engage with political causes.
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ISBN
9780804778190 (electronic bk.)
0804778191 (electronic bk.)
9780804774109 (alk. paper)
0804774102 (alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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