Sacrifice for the Cause: Group Processes, Recruitment, and Commitment in a Student Social Movement.

Hirsch, Eric L.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Sacrifice for the Cause: Group Processes, Recruitment, and Commitment in a Student Social Movement.

Hirsch, Eric L.

American Sociological Review, v55 n2 p243-54 Apr 1990

Surveys participants in the 1985 Columbia University divestment protest to develop a perspective on recruitment and commitment to social movements, emphasizing the importance of political solidarity. Group processes such as consciousness raising, collective empowerment, polarization, and collective decision making influence movement participants to sacrifice personal welfare for the cause. (AF)

Descriptors: Activism, Case Studies, College Students, Consciousness Raising, Demonstrations (Civil), Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interviews, Multiple Regression Analysis, Participative Decision Making, Student Participation, Student Subcultures

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Language: English

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