The Making of Pro-life Activists: How Social Movement Mobilization Works by Ziad

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How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. Delving into the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, this book examines the differences between them.

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How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. By delving into the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, Ziad W. Munson is able to lucidly examine the differences between them.Through extensive interviews and detailed studies of pro-life organizations across the nation, Munson makes the startling discovery that many activists join up before they develop strong beliefs about abortion—in fact, some are even pro-choice prior to their mobilization. Therefore, Munson concludes, commitment to an issue is often a consequence rather than a cause of activism. The Making of Pro-life Activists provides a compelling new model of how people become activists while also offering a penetrating analysis of the complex relationship between religion, politics, and the pro-life movement. Policy makers, activists on both sides of the issue, and anyone seeking to understand how social movements take shape will find this book essential.

Author Biography

Ziad W. Munson is the Frank R. Hook Assistant Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1 Explaining Mobilization in the American Pro-life Movement 2 Learning to Care 3 The Mobilization Process 4 The Birth of a Movement 5 Together but Not One: The Pro-life Movement Structure 6 "United We Stand"? Tension in the Pro-life Moral Universe 7 "My Life Is My Argument": Religion and the Movement 8 Becoming an Activist: Ideas and Social Movements Appendix: Study Methodology Notes References Index

Review

"Munson's focus on variations across pro-life activists - rather than between pro-life and pro-choice activists - adds exceptionally valuable nuance to our understanding of the movement. Along with this comparative emphasis, his clear and theoretically subversive argument makes this an original and significant book." - Elisabeth Clemens, University of Chicago"

Details ISBN0226551202 Author Ziad W. Munson Short Title MAKING OF PRO LIFE ACTIVISTS Language English ISBN-10 0226551202 ISBN-13 9780226551203 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 363.46 Year 2009 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle How Social Movement Mobilization Works Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations 7 halftones, 3 line drawings, 8 tables Edition 0002nd DOI 10.1604/9780226551203 UK Release Date 2009-02-15 AU Release Date 2009-02-15 NZ Release Date 2009-02-15 US Release Date 2009-02-15 Pages 248 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2009-02-15 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Series Morality and Society Series We've got this

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