Social movements: A cognitive approach

200 Pages·1991·7.613 MB·English

by  Eyerman, R., & Jamison, A.

Social
Movements
A Cognitive Approach
RON EYERMAN &
ANDREW JAMISON

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A Cognitive Approach
Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison
The Pennsylvania State University Press
University Park, Pennsylvania
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Copyright © 1991 by Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison
First published in the United States by the Pennsylvania State University Press, Suite C,
820 North University Drive, University Park, PA 16802
All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and
review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,
without the prior permission of the publisher.
ISBN 0-271-00752-4
ISBN 0-271-00756-7 (pbk)
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Contents
Introduction 1
1 Social movements and sociology 10
2 Social movements as cognitive praxis 45
3 Dimensions of cognitive praxis 66
4 Social movements and their intellectuals 94
5 A case study: The American civil rights movement 120
6 Social movements in context 146
7 Conclusions 160
Notes 167
References 174
Index 182
To B. R. with thanks