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Militias in the New Millennium

A Test of Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior

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Militias in the New Millennium

A Test of Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior

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In Militias in the New Millennium, Stan Weeber and Daniel Rodeheaver examine the state of the U.S. citizen militia movement in the new millennium. Using Smelser's theory of collective behavior, the authors examine the causes, belief systems, and electronic presence of militias, and the efforts of social control agents to contain them. Tested with 1196 internet communications and supplemented with interviews with militia members, Smelser's theory of the origins and direction of radical social movements, such as militias, is mostly confirmed by data analysis.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Tables
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Introduction: Why Do Militias Appear?; Internet and the Rise of Citizen Militias; Defining Citizen Militias; Summary and Plan of the Book
Chapter 5 The Rise and Evolution of American Citizen Militias: Militias in the New Republic; Militias in the Early Modern Era; The Neo-Militia Movement of the 1990s; Summary
Chapter 6 Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior: Smelser's Model; Criticisms of Smelser's Theory; Summary
Chapter 7 Testing Smelser's Theory: Data Sources and Sample Selection: Data Sources; Representativeness of the Sample; Summary
Chapter 8 Testing Smelser's Theory: Variables and Research Questions: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary; Note
Chapter 9 Strain, Generalized Beliefs, and Precipitating Events: Structural Strain; Generalized Beliefs; Precipitating Events; Summary
Chapter 10 Mobilization, Social Control, and Ideological Orientations of the Militia Movement: Mobilization for Action; Social Control; Ideological Orientation; Summary
Chapter 11 Internet and Non-Internet-Based Militias: A Comparison: Differences between Groups; Comparisons along Smelser's Dimensions; Summary
Chapter 12 Conclusion
Chapter 13 References
Chapter 14 Appendices: A Note About USENET; Research Questions, Key Concepts, and Keywords for NUDIST Data Search; Data Gathering Procedures; Coding of Militiamen and Women's Occupations; Coding Instructions for Research Questions; Structural Strain; Generaliz
Chapter 15 Index

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Published May 20 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 128
ISBN 9780761827894
Imprint University Press of America
Dimensions 8 x 7 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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