The Social Movements Reader :

The Social Movements Reader : Cases and Concepts / Edited by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009. - xiv, 458 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Blackwell readers in sociology ; 12 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- When and why do social movements occur? -- Who joins or supports movements? -- Who remains in movements, and who drops out? -- What do movement participants think and feel? -- How are movements organized? -- What do movements do? -- How do institutions influence movements? -- Why do movements decline? -- What changes do movements bring about?

9781405187640 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405187646 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008052032


Social movements.
Social movements--Case studies.

HM881 / .S64 2009

303.484 / SOC