Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 441 -443) e índice.

Introduction -- When and why do social movements occur? -- Who joins or supports movements? -- Who remains in movements, and who drops out? -- What do movement participants think and feel? -- How are movements organized? -- What do movements do? -- How do institutions influence movements? -- Why do movements decline? -- What changes do movements bring about?

Combining the strengths of both a reader and a textbook, The Social Movements Reader , Second Edition, not only expands on the collection of 'classic' texts, but also provides the most important and readable articles and book selections on social movements from recent decades.