SOC 525 Social Movements Motivational Theories of Collective

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SOC 525: Social Movements Motivational Theories of Collective Behavior and Collective Action

SOC 525: Social Movements Motivational Theories of Collective Behavior and Collective Action

Why Do People Act Socially? • Why do they join religious cults? • Why

Why Do People Act Socially? • Why do they join religious cults? • Why do they join churches? • Why do they read “women’s fashion” magazines? • Why do they play baseball? • Why do they go to demonstrations? • Why do they participate in social movements?

Theories • Collective Choice – Instrumental rational – Value rational – Irrational: traditional or

Theories • Collective Choice – Instrumental rational – Value rational – Irrational: traditional or affective • Collective Behavior – Mass Society – Social disorganization – Frustration-aggression, etc. (Freud) – Emotional/affectual explanations

More Inductive • Why do people play baseball? • Why do they join churches?

More Inductive • Why do people play baseball? • Why do they join churches? • Why do they dress (or not)?

Consider Weber on Social Action • • Instrumental Rational Value Rational Affective Habitual

Consider Weber on Social Action • • Instrumental Rational Value Rational Affective Habitual

Organizational Problems • • Why do people organize group behavior? Why do people join

Organizational Problems • • Why do people organize group behavior? Why do people join organizations? How do organizations attract members? Consider Weber’s Legitimate Authorities – Legal-rational – Traditional – charismatic

Levels of Analysis • Why do groups form from categories of individuals? Which categories?

Levels of Analysis • Why do groups form from categories of individuals? Which categories? • Why do groups organize? Which groups? • Why are organizations institutionalized? Which organizations? • How? • So what?

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