LEADER 03442nam 22006135 450 001 996478970003316 005 20200723103303.0 010 $a0-8232-7416-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9780823274161 035 $a(CKB)4330000000072343 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4821721 035 $a(DE-B1597)555449 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780823274161 035 $a(OCoLC)963953174 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000072343 100 $a20200723h20172017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aJourney into Social Activism $eQualitative Approaches /$fJoshua D. Atkinson 210 1$aNew York, NY : $cFordham University Press, $d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (240 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 0 $aDonald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. The Study of Social Activism -- $t2. Research Methodologies -- $t3. Qualitative Methods -- $tIntroduction -- $t4. Activist Organizations -- $t5. Activist Networks -- $t6. Activist Events -- $t7. Alternative Media -- $tConcluding Remarks -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aAcademic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a variety of different political topics.Journey into Social Activism explicates the philosophical foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four different research sites in which activism can be observed and studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. The book will introduce students and scholars to important qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within these four research sites, which is based entirely on successful research projects that have been conducted and published in recent years. Ultimately, this book will prove integral to any students and scholars who wish to use qualitative methods for their research endeavors concerning socialactivism in contemporary society. 410 0$aDonald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series. 606 $aSocial action 606 $aSocial change 606 $aSocial movements 606 $aPolitical participation 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aactivism. 610 $aactivist networks. 610 $aactivist organizations. 610 $aalternative media. 610 $aprotest. 610 $aqualitative methods. 610 $asocial movement. 615 0$aSocial action. 615 0$aSocial change. 615 0$aSocial movements. 615 0$aPolitical participation. 676 $a303.4 700 $aAtkinson$b Joshua D., $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0899268 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996478970003316 996 $aJourney into social activism$92009139 997 $aUNISA