The Social Psychology of Social Movements

ISBN-13: 9780415718646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 258 str.

Hans Toch

Opis

Why do people join social movements? How do such movements serve the needs of their members, and what unique social problems do they cause? What are the typical consequences of membership? What gives rise to social movements, and how can we evaluate them? In 'The Social Psychology of Social Movements', Hans Toch provides answers to these questions.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Nature of Social Movements  1 The Solution of Collective Problems  2 Illusions as Solutions  3 The Benefit of Perceiving Conspiracies  4 Gain Through Community  5 The Exploitation of Predispositions  Part 2: The Career of Members  6 The Psychology of ‘Seeing the Light’  7 The Consequences of Being a Member  8 The Dynamics of Disaffection  Part 3: Determinants and Motives  9 The Motivation to Join  10 Social Movements and Conventional Society  11 The Psychological Evaluation of Social Movements. Index.

O autorze

Hans Toch