Animal Rights Activism : A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements

We're in an era of ever increasing attention to animal rights, and activism around the issue is growing more widespread and prominent. In this volume, Jonas Lindblom and Kerstin Jacobsson use the animal rights movement in Sweden to offer the first analysis of social movements through the lens of Emile Durkheim's sociology of morality. By positing social movements as essentially a moral phenomenon-and morality itself as a social fact-the book complements more structural, cultural, or strategic action-based approaches, even as it also demonstrates the continuing value of classical sociological approaches to understanding contemporary society. This Book Develops A Novel Moral-sociological Perspective On Social Movements. For The First Time, Durkheim's Sociology Of Morality Is Used For Social Movement Theorizing. Nevertheless, Durkheim's Approach Is Used As A Basis For Further Theorization, Including Developing A Deviance Perspective On Social Movements. The Moral-sociological Framework Is Also Useful For Theorizing The Role Of Moral Reflexivity And Emotion Work Among Activists. 0this Book Fills A Gap In Existing Approaches To Social Movements By Seeing Social Movements As Essentially Moral Phenomena And By Conceiving Of Morality As A Social Fact, Which Both Enables And Constrains The Action That Activists Can Pursue. By Doing So, It Complements Existing More Structural, Cultural Or Strategic Action-inspired Approaches To Social Movements. In Addition, The Book Richly Illustrates How Classical Sociological Theory Can Be Used In New Ways To Understand Contemporary Societies. Kerstin Jacobsson And Jonas Lindblom. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. We're in an era of ever increasing attention to animal rights, and activism around the issue is growing more widespread and prominent. In this volume, Kerstin Jacobsson and Jonas Lindblom use the animal rights movement in Sweden to offer the first analysis of social movements through the lens of Emile Durkheim's sociology of morality. By positing social movements as essentially a moral phenomenon--and morality itself as a social fact--the book complements more structural, cultural, or strategic action-based approaches, even as it also demonstrates the continuing value of classical sociological approaches to understanding contemporary society Protest and Social Movements Table of Contents Preface 1. Introduction : A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements 2. Moral Reflexivity 3. Emotion Work 4. Secular Religion 5. Deviance Management 6. Summation References Index The authors use the animal rights movement in Sweden to offer the first analysis of social movements through the lens of Emile Durkheim's sociology of morality

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