Preface and Acknowledgements | p. vii |
Abbreviations | p. viii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Origins of the Social Movement | p. 3 |
Defining Social Movements | p. 4 |
Outline of the Book | p. 8 |
Discussion Questions | p. 10 |
Suggested Readings | p. 10 |
Theories of Social Movements and Collective Action | p. 11 |
Collective Behaviour Theory | p. 11 |
Resource Mobilization and Political Process Theories | p. 15 |
New Social Movement Theory | p. 20 |
New Directions in Social Movement Theory | p. 22 |
Conclusion | p. 24 |
Discussion Questions | p. 24 |
Suggested Readings | p. 25 |
Issues in the Study of Social Movements and Collective Action | p. 26 |
Movement Emergence: Mobilization and Recruitment | p. 26 |
Movement Maintenance, Growth, and Decline | p. 31 |
Movement Outcomes | p. 37 |
Movements and Media | p. 39 |
Conclusion | p. 41 |
Discussion Questions | p. 42 |
Suggested Readings | p. 42 |
The Protest Cycle of the 1960s | p. 43 |
The Rise, Decline, and Significance of the Protest Cycle | p. 44 |
The American Civil Rights Movement | p. 46 |
The Rise of New Left Student and Anti-War Movements | p. 48 |
Legacies of the Protest Cycle of the 1960s | p. 51 |
Conclusion | p. 53 |
Discussion Questions | p. 53 |
Suggested Readings | p. 53 |
Aboriginal Protest/Howard Ramos | p. 55 |
Communities, Bystanders, and Critical Events | p. 55 |
The Rise of Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Mobilization | p. 58 |
The White Paper | p. 59 |
From Local Communities to National Political Organizations | p. 60 |
The Constitution Act, 1982 | p. 63 |
'Indian Summer' of 1990 | p. 65 |
International Attention and Nations within Nations | p. 67 |
Conclusion | p. 69 |
Discussion Questions | p. 70 |
Suggested Readings | p. 70 |
The Women's Movement | p. 71 |
Origins of the Second Wave | p. 71 |
Mobilizing Issues of the Second Wave | p. 74 |
Feminist Survival and the Emergence of the Third Wave | p. 78 |
The Global Women's Movement | p. 81 |
Maintenance and Growth of the Women's Movement | p. 84 |
Conclusion | p. 86 |
Discussion Questions | p. 87 |
Suggested Readings | p. 87 |
The Gay and Lesbian Movement | p. 88 |
Origins of the Gay and Lesbian Movement | p. 88 |
Gay and Lesbian Liberation | p. 90 |
Struggles for Equal Rights | p. 93 |
AIDS Activism and Queer Politics | p. 96 |
Relationship Recognition and Same-Sex Marriage | p. 98 |
Influences on Movement Strategies and Outcomes | p. 100 |
Conclusion | p. 102 |
Discussion Questions | p. 103 |
Suggested Readings | p. 103 |
The Environmental Movement | p. 104 |
Origins of the Environmental Movement | p. 104 |
Public Support for Environmentalism | p. 106 |
Participation in the Environmental Movement | p. 108 |
Debates on the Direction of the Environmental Movement | p. 112 |
Greenpeace and the Mass Media | p. 114 |
Green Lobbies and Consumer Boycotts | p. 116 |
Grassroots Environmentalism and Direct-Action Campaigns | p. 118 |
Conclusion | p. 121 |
Discussion Questions | p. 122 |
Suggested Readings | p. 122 |
The Global Justice Movement | p. 123 |
Origins of the Global Justice Movement | p. 123 |
Mobilizing Frames, Structures, and Opportunities | p. 127 |
Movement Strategies and Outcomes | p. 132 |
Conclusion | p. 136 |
Discussion Questions | p. 136 |
Suggested Readings | p. 136 |
Conclusion: Social Movements and Social Change | p. 137 |
Large-Scale Changes, Grievances, and Opportunities | p. 137 |
Movement Organization and Strategy | p. 139 |
Conclusion | p. 141 |
Notes | p. 142 |
Glossary | p. 144 |
References | p. 148 |
Index | p. 168 |
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