Simon, B. and Klandermans, B. (2001). Politicized collective identity: A social psychological analysis. American Psychologist, 56, 319-331.
Christopher Santiago's List: Student Mobilization
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Jan 19, 13
Simon, B. and Klandermans, B. (2001). Politicized collective identity: A social psychological analysis. American Psychologist, 56, 319-331.
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Through this process of questioning the current social structures and their functions, many students often recognize that they have shared grievances. These shared grievances can form the basis of the core ideas underlying their motivation for unity and social mobilization (see Simon and Klandermans, 2001).
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We are more concerned with the individual’s perception of their disadvantaged position, rather than with a more objective quantification of their social status. From this perspective, we focus on understanding how identities and perceived norms derived from social groups can shape group members’ perceptions of a shared grievance and their motivation to mobilize and engage in collective action.
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Jan 19, 13
The current project investigated affective and strategic determinants of participation in
collective actions by taking a multidimensional approach to collective identity (see
Cameron, 2004) and investigating rational decision-making processes. A field study was
conducted during an important student strike within the Canadian province of Quebec. One
hundred and eighty four students attending the province’s postsecondary francophone
institutions participated in the study. Path modeling was used to investigate two channels
to collective action participation. A direct path involved the affective dimensions of identification.
An indirect strategic path revealed that pro-action arguments allowed individuals
to derive instrumental value, which in turn led them to participate in collective actions. This
indirect influence only occurred at higher self-control. The results and their implications for
understanding participation in collective actions during social movements are discussed -
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the process of going to university seems to have a politicising effect upon some.
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The claim regarding liberal values, by contrast, is too specific: it is not only students in the liberal institutions of liberal societies who become active in social movements.
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Jan 20, 13
This chapter examines the relation betweennetwork analytical approaches and collectiveaction from two distinct angles.1 First, it intro-duces the contribution of network analysis to the"collective action" dilemma proper, namely, howembeddedness in networks affects people's deci-sions to engage in collective action. Next, it looksat the emergence of collective actors as the resultof coalitions and, more broadly, purposively builtties.
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Although subtle, the distinction between a regular student group identity and a more politicized activist identity is very important. Once group members become aware of a shared grievance related to their group membership their identification with the activist group becomes an important causal factor motivating them to engage in collective acts to improve the plight of their group (see Simon and Klandermans, 2001).
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Jan 20, 13
"Becoming Right: How Campuses Shape Young Conservatives (Princeton University Press, Fall 2012)"
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he public/private divide, selectivity of admissions)
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we contend that they are to a large extent shaped by their college experiences. This is not to say that students enter their universities with no preconceived ideas about what constitutes appropriate political behavior for students like them;
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Jan 20, 13
Abstract:
Social psychological research has taught us a lot about why people protest. This article provides a theoretical and empirical overview. Discussed are grievances, efficacy, identification, emotions and social embeddedness, followed by the most recent approaches, which combine these concepts into dual pathway models. Finally, two future directions are discussed: (1) to shed light on the paradox of persistent participation and (2) to clarify how perceptions of sociopolitical context affect protest participation.
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Alberto Melucci writes, “collective identity is an interactive and shared definition produced by several interacting individuals who are concerned with the orientation of their action as well as the field of opportunities and constraints in which their action takes place.”
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cognitive definition,active relationship, and emotional investments
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Jan 23, 13
Comentario sobre los anucios comprados emitido por el entonces Presidente de la UPR durante el periodo.
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Jan 25, 13
By Andrew G. Walder, Stanford University, Sociology
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Until the 1970s, the study of social movements was firmly within a diverse sociological tradition that explored the relationship between social structure and political behavior, and was preoccupied with explaining variation in the political orientation of movements: their ideologies, aims, motivations, or propensities for violence. Subsequently, a breakaway tradition redefined the central problem, radically narrowing the scope of interest to the process of mobilization-how social groups, whoever they are and whatever their aims, marshal resources, recruit adherents, and navigate political environments in order to grow and succeed. Critics would later insist that the construction of meaning, the formation of collective identities, and the stimulation and amplification of emotions play vital and neglected roles in mobilization, but these alternatives did not challenge the narrowed construction of the problem itself. The resulting subfield has largely abandoned the quest to explain variation in the political orientation of movements. Researchers in related fields-on revolution, unions, and ethnic mobilization-have retained an interest in explaining political orientation, although they often view it primarily as a by-product of mobilization. Reviving theories about the impact of social structure on movement political orientation will require integrating insights from research on related but widely scattered subjects. -
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ara Giddens, una teoría de la acción social tiene que poner en el centro de su atención la cuestión de que los actores sociales son conocedores de las condiciones de la reproducción social en la que se encuentran inmersos; no son meros robots que actúan en función de lo que exigen las estructuras
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Giddens pone manos a la obra por medio de varias operaciones. En un primer momento, se preocupa por remarcar el carácter intencional del comportamiento cotidiano de los seres humanos. De esta manera, recorta el espacio para las concepciones estructuralista, que subordinan al individuo a las estructuras. Ahora bien, decir esto no significa que los individuos sean perfectamente conscientes de los motivos de sus acciones; por el contrario, Giddens incorpora también los impulsos inconscientes, rompiendo así con una tradición arraigada en el pensamiento individualista, que define a los seres humanos como seres que son perfectamente conscientes de las razones de sus actos. Por medio de la incorporación de lo inconsciente, Giddens procura superar el problema de las consecuencias no intencionadas de la acción. Giddens traza una distinción entre la conciencia discursiva, esto es, la “capacidad de dar cuenta” de sus acciones (que supone tener consciencia de los motivos de la mismas) y la conciencia práctica, a la que define como el conocimiento tácito que poseen las personas y que es utilizado en la realización de acciones sociales. La conciencia práctica va mucho más allá de la posibilidad de “dar cuenta” y es un puente hacia las consecuencias no intencionadas de la acción.
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El concepto de cognición (del latín: cognoscere, "conocer") hace referencia a la facultad de procesar información a partir de la percepción, el conocimiento adquirido (experiencia) y características subjetivas que permiten valorar la información
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- The group's behaviors
- The group's values
- The relationship between people in that group
- The relationship between the group and others
- The factors that influence the way the group functions
- A problem that the group is encountering, and how they are reacting to it.
Sometimes in your Sociology classes you'll be asked to take a close look at an individual social group or unit, and to identify:
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