Social Movement

Many of the cultural and political changes achieved during the last two centuries can be attributed to social movements: groups of individuals who join together to take collective action. In Social Movements Suzanne Staggenborg offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the field's historical background, definitional debates, and major theoretical perspectives. These perspectives are then explored in depth by analyzing five recent examples: the Aboriginal, women's, gay and lesbian, environmental, and global justice movements.

Highlights

Chapter on Aboriginal protest contributed by a specialist, Howard Ramos of Dalhousie University;

Empirical approach, with emphasis on Canadian examples;

Core text for second and third-year courses, but concise enough to encourage supplementary reading;

Includes discussion questions and suggested readings.