The Emotions of Protest: Affective and Reactive Emotions in and around Social Movements

The recent explosion of cultural work on social movements has been highly cognitive in its orientation, as though researchers were still reluctant to admit that strong emotions accompany protest. But such emotions do not render protestors irrational; emotions accompany all social action, providing b...

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Published in:Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 1998-09, Vol.13 (3), p.397-424
Main Author: Jasper, James M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activists
Anger
Blame
Collective Action
Emotion
Emotional expression
Emotions
Fear
Group identity
Love
Motivation
Political participation
Political protests
Political sociology
Protest Movements
Sharing
Social Movements
Social movements. Revolutions
Social protests
Social relations
Sociology
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Summary:The recent explosion of cultural work on social movements has been highly cognitive in its orientation, as though researchers were still reluctant to admit that strong emotions accompany protest. But such emotions do not render protestors irrational; emotions accompany all social action, providing both motivation and goals. Social movements are affected by transitory, context-specific emotions, usually reactions to information and events, as well as by more stable affective bonds and loyalties. Some emotions exist or arise in individuals before they join protest groups; others are formed or reinforced in collective action itself. The latter type can be further divided into shared and reciprocal emotions, the latter being feelings that protestors have toward each other.
ISSN:0884-8971
1573-7861
DOI:10.1023/A:1022175308081