Black networks matter the role of interracial contact and social media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests
Scholars have long recognized that interpersonal networks play a role in mobilizing social movements. Yet, many questions remain. This Element addresses these questions by theorizing about three dimensions of ties: emotionally strong or weak, movement insider or outsider, and ingroup or cross-cleava...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in contentious politics,
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009792874706719 |
| Summary: | Scholars have long recognized that interpersonal networks play a role in mobilizing social movements. Yet, many questions remain. This Element addresses these questions by theorizing about three dimensions of ties: emotionally strong or weak, movement insider or outsider, and ingroup or cross-cleavage. The survey data on the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests show that weak and cross-cleavage ties among outsiders enabled the movement to evolve from a small provocation into a massive national mobilization. In particular, the authors find that Black people mobilized one another through social media and spurred their non-Black friends to protest by sharing their personal encounters with racism. These results depart from the established literature regarding the civil rights movement that emphasizes strong, movement-internal, and racially homogenous ties. The networks that mobilize appear to have changed in the social media era. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2024). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (85 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| ISBN: | 9781009415835 9781009415873 9781009415842 |
| Access: | Open Access. |
