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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > changing awareness, opinion, and behavior > resource mobilization
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > activism and social transformation > social movements > resource mobilization
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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > political geography > social movements > resource mobilization

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resource mobilization  

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  • During the 1980s, analysts developed the resource mobilization perspective to better understand and explain the emergence, significance, and impact of the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Resource mobilization is at root a theory explaining how individuals and groups overcome resource inequalities and organize themselves to pursue desired social, cultural, or political change. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Resource Mobilization]

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