03488oam 22006734a 450 991016875350332120241120175147.09780823274154082327415297808232741780823274179(CKB)3710000000954474(MiAaPQ)EBC4681130(OCoLC)966926227(MdBmJHUP)muse52719(OCoLC)963953174(ScCtBLL)f9dce893-9c1d-4419-9e3f-b41f4013824a(Perlego)535576(Perlego)2329850(oapen)doab37280(EXLCZ)99371000000095447420161202e20162017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierJourney into Social ActivismQualitative Approaches /Joshua D. AtkinsonFirst edition.Fordham University Press2017Baltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2016©20161 online resource (239 pages)Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book seriesIncludes index.9780823274130 0823274136 Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-220) and index.Preface -- part I. Research foundations -- 1. The study of social activism -- 2. Research methodologies -- 3. Qualitative methods -- part II. Research sites -- 4. Activist organizations -- 5. Activist networks -- 6. Activist events -- 7. Alternative media -- Concluding remarks.Academic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a variety of different political topics. Journey into Social Activism explicates the philosophical foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four different research sites in which activism can be observed and studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. The book will introduce students and scholars to important qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within these four research sites, which is based entirely on successful research projects that have been conducted and published in recent years. Ultimately, this book will prove integral to any students and scholars who wish to use qualitative methods for their research endeavors concerning social activism in contemporary society.Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series.Political participationSocial movementsSocial changeSocial actionElectronic books. Political participation.Social movements.Social change.Social action.303.4303.484Atkinson Joshua D.899268MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910168753503321Journey into social activism2009139UNINA