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INTS 304 Final Analysis - Coggle Diagram
INTS 304 Final Analysis
Introduction:
Why do people participate in social movements
Throughout the course we have discussed
Theories that I was able to apply: Framing, resource mobilization, political opportunity
For my research, I chose
Overall experience
Overall experience
How did i find people
How did you feel conducting the research
How receptive were people
What did i learn related to course material
Why do people participate in social movements
Resource mobilization
since social movements deliver collective goods, few individuals will "on their own" bear the costs of working to obtain them (McCarthy and Zald 1216)
Was your experience within your organization changed in any way by the Unite the Right rally?: "Students United became much more active after those events. We were recognized on social media and the news, and heading into the new school year our membership grew."
If yes, what were the reasons for that change?: "I think many of the students at UVA were motivated to do something after something tragic and historic took place so close to home."
Are you still involved in your organization? What is your involvement like today?: "No. I was not a part of the organization my last year of school. I found little time to be a part of their activities as I was getting ready to study and apply to medical schools. With how active and busy the organization had become, it was very time consuming to be a part of all their fundraising and advocacy events."
Costs and rewards are centrally affected by the structure of society and the activities of authorities (McCarthy and Zald 1216)
Means of communication, transportation, political free- doms, and the extent of repression by agents of social control, all of which may affect the costs for any individual or organization allocating resources to the SMS, serve as constraints on or facilitators of the use of resources for social movement purposes (McCarthy and Zald 1225)
Parallels the concepts of economic (McCarthy and Zald 1219) (not a quote)
Resources will affect the success of social activism. This includes the money, time and technologies available to activists when organizing events.
A small student led organisations may not have the same resources that a professional social movement or established social movement organization would. They rely on small-scale sporting events, bake sales, car washes, fundraisers, and other small-scale social events.
Reasons for joining
Framing
This uses a rights frame and a narrative of equity
What motivated you to be a part of the counter protest?: "It was the right thing to do. As part of Students United, I felt like we had a duty to stand up to racism and violence against minorities."
What were your motivations for joining your organization(s)?: "Being able to live in a clean sustainable world is a basic human right, and no one should have to suffer or sacrifice their health because un-environmental options are more affordable to institutions"
The injustice component refers to the moral indignation expressed in this form of political consciousness…An injustice frame requires a consciousness of motivated human actors who carry some of the onus for bringing about harm and suffering. (Gamson 90)
Collective Action
What were your motivations for joining your organization(s)?: "As everyone says, to be a part of something bigger than yourself and work towards common causes that we all believe in."
What were your motivations for joining your organization(s)?: "For Students United, I was invited by one of my friends who was a part of the organization. I have always been someone politically conscious and am also an Asian American minority, so I was drawn to what they stood for as activists against racial and social injustice."
permanence over time of a subject of action unaffected by environmental changes falling below a certain threshold; it implies the notion of unity, which establishes the limits of a subject and distinguishes it from all others; it implies a relation between two actors that allows their (mutual) recognition (Melucci 45)
Collective action frames imply some sense of collective efficacy and deny the immutability of some undesirable situation. They empower people by defining them as potential agents of their own history. They suggest not merely that something can be done but that "we" can do something (Gamson 90)
Conclusion