Doctoral Dissertation Research: Determinants of Social Movement Participation

博士论文研究：社会运动参与的决定因素

基本信息

批准号：
1102555
负责人：
Linda Molm
金额：
$ 0.87万
依托单位：
University of Arizona
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2011-03-15 至 2013-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1102555&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Determinants Social

项目摘要

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Determinants of Social Movement ParticipationDr. Linda Molm (PI)Kelly Jean Bergstrand (co-PI)University of ArizonaAbstractWhy and under which conditions do people participate in social movements? This is a classic question, and a significant amount of research has identified biographic and contextual factors that shape movement participation. However, we know little about the degree to which the substance of issues problematized by social movements affects their ability to recruit participants and resources. This dissertation research seeks to address this gap by assessing whether some issues are inherently more powerful or appealing than others in attracting public support -- and if so, why. To address this question, the project is grounded in social psychological theory (specifically, Affect Control Theory), which helps gauge cultural meanings associated with identities and behaviors and thus helps identify enduring, systematic trends in the way people evaluate and perceive events that go beyond personal histories. Central hypotheses derived from this theory are tested by means of a vignette-based experiment. Broader ImpactsThe findings from this research have broader implications for society, such as providing information to the non-profit sector or to policy makers. Findings from his study could help to explain the popular appeal of some issues, and indicate why other issues that may be important to address for the well-being of society may not have found sizeable public support.

博士论文研究：社会运动参与的决定因素Linda Molm (PI)Kelly Jean Bergstrand (co-PI)亚利桑那大学摘要人们为什么以及在什么条件下参与社会运动？这是一个经典问题，大量研究已经确定了影响运动参与的传记和背景因素。然而，我们对社会运动提出的问题的实质在多大程度上影响其招募参与者和资源的能力知之甚少。本论文研究旨在通过评估某些问题在吸引公众支持方面是否本质上比其他问题更具影响力或吸引力，以及如果是的话，原因是什么，来解决这一差距。为了解决这个问题，该项目以社会心理学理论（特别是情感控制理论）为基础，该理论有助于衡量与身份和行为相关的文化意义，从而有助于识别人们评估和感知超越事件的方式的持久、系统的趋势。个人历史。通过基于小插图的实验来检验源自该理论的中心假设。更广泛的影响这项研究的结果对社会具有更广泛的影响，例如向非营利部门或政策制定者提供信息。他的研究结果可能有助于解释某些问题的普遍吸引力，并表明为什么对社会福祉可能重要的其他问题可能没有得到相当大的公众支持。