LEADER 03488oam 22006734a 450 001 9910168753503321 005 20241120175147.0 010 $a9780823274154 010 $a0823274152 010 $a9780823274178 010 $a0823274179 035 $a(CKB)3710000000954474 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4681130 035 $a(OCoLC)966926227 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse52719 035 $a(OCoLC)963953174 035 $a(ScCtBLL)f9dce893-9c1d-4419-9e3f-b41f4013824a 035 $a(Perlego)535576 035 $a(Perlego)2329850 035 $a(oapen)doab37280 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000954474 100 $a20161202e20162017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aJourney into Social Activism$eQualitative Approaches /$fJoshua D. Atkinson 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $cFordham University Press$d2017 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland :$cProject Muse,$d2016 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (239 pages) 225 0 $aDonald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9780823274130 311 08$a0823274136 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-220) and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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. 330 $aAcademic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a variety of different political topics. Journey into Social Activism explicates the philosophical foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four different research sites in which activism can be observed and studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. The book will introduce students and scholars to important qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within these four research sites, which is based entirely on successful research projects that have been conducted and published in recent years. Ultimately, this book will prove integral to any students and scholars who wish to use qualitative methods for their research endeavors concerning social activism in contemporary society. 410 0$aDonald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series. 606 $aPolitical participation 606 $aSocial movements 606 $aSocial change 606 $aSocial action 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical participation. 615 0$aSocial movements. 615 0$aSocial change. 615 0$aSocial action. 676 $a303.4 676 $a303.484 700 $aAtkinson$b Joshua D.$0899268 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910168753503321 996 $aJourney into social activism$92009139 997 $aUNINA