Graduation Date
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Committee Chair Name
Dr. Sing Chew
Committee Chair Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Jerrald D. Krause
Third Committee Member Name
Dr. John P. Turner
Keywords
Art
Subject Categories
Art
Abstract
This thesis undertakes a comparative, historical examination of the structurual preconditions under which two instances of anti-systemic mobilization occured (the US Woman Suffrage Movement and the Twentieth Century US Environmental Movement). After a comprehensive examination of the relevent literature covering social movements and related aspects of the social scientific literature, a systematic methodology for this kind of study is developed. The methodology is then applied to the examination of the two historical situations. The comparative examination concludes that key aspects of the literature provide accurate expectations with regard to the interactions of macro-social factors with movement genesis. In particular, political permeability, industrialization, urbanization, education, and interaction with the modem world-system appear to foster anti-systemic mobilization. Further investigation (involving more cases and more data for each case) is recommended as a next step in this line of research.
Recommended Citation
Wolfson, Nathan H., "From Whence These Rumblings? Toward an Understanding of the Structural Pre-conditions of Anti-systemic Mobilization" (1996). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2442.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2442