Laughing Saints and Righteous Heroes - Emotional Rhythms in Social Movement Groups

Zusammenfassung Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional, and financial safety on behalf of strangers? How do these groups survive high turnover and emotional burnout? This title provides answers to these questions.

Product details

• Authors: Erika Summers Effler, Effler Erika Summers
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780226188652
• ISBN: 978-0-226-18865-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Morality and Society Series; Morality and Society (Hardcove; Morality and Society Series; Morality and Society (Hardcove
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Political activism, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice, Political activism / Political engagement