Emotions and Social Movements [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451482603321
• Autore: Flam Helena
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2005
• ISBN: 1-134-22873-2; 1-281-15756-2; 9786611157562; 0-203-01352-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Collana: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Altri autori (Persone): KingDebra
• Disciplina: 303.48; 303.48/4; 303.484
• Soggetti: Emotions - Social aspects; Emotions -- Social aspects; Motivation (Psychology) - Social aspects; Motivation (Psychology) -- Social aspects; Social movements; Social movements -- Cross-cultural studies; Social movements - Psychological aspects; Social movements -- Psychological aspects; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Social Change; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Half Title: Emotions and Social Movements; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Emotions' map; 3 How social movements move; 4 Breaching events and the emotional reactions of the public; 5 Emotional events and the transformation of collective action; 6 Mobilization and the moral shock; 7 The problem of emotion in care; 8 The emotional significance of solidarity for social ; movement communities; 9 Sustaining activism through emotional reflexivity; 10 The entanglements of shame; 11 Sisterhood and exclusionary solidarity in a labor women's organization; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Most research on social movements has ignored the significance of emotions. This edited volume seeks to redress this oversight and introduces new research themes and tools to the field of emotions and social movements. Sociologists and political activists around the world will find this volume to be of great interest due to its wide-ranging approach and its unique emphasis on the role of emotion in protest, dissent and social movements.