Lecture26: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

I. Collective Behavior, Social Movements, Protest, and Riots: What are they?

II. Examples of Social Movements and Collective Behavior

III. Dimensions of CBSM

Macro-Micro (and as a link)

Level of organization and spontaneity

Social psychology

Law

Crowd Behavior

Fads

Different Research Methods

IV. Theories about CBSM

A. Pre-Rational Actor

Contagion/Criminals

Mass Society

Grievance and Relative Deprivation

Structural strain

B. Rational Actor

Olson's free rider

Resource Mobilization

Political Opportunity Structure

C. Post-Rational Actor

Framing

Identity politics/Consequences of Activism on Activists

Diffusion of Ideology

V. Myths about Collective Behavior