Struggling for recognition : the psychological impetus for democratic change / by Doron Shultziner.
2010
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Title
Struggling for recognition : the psychological impetus for democratic change / by Doron Shultziner.
Published
New York : Continuum, 2010.
Call Number
JC423 .S535 2010
ISBN
9781441195173 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1441195173 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1441195173 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Description
xii, 216 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)535494750
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-208) and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Edith L. Fisch fund
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface and Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
The Phenomenon of Democratic Progress
2
The Purposes and Structure of the Book
5
The Challenges of Reconstructing Psychology in History
7
Preliminary Remarks
9
ch. 1
Theories of Democratic Progress and Conceptions of Human Nature
13
Democratic Progress and Bottom-Up Pressures
13
Modernization Theory
15
Multivariate Theories and Models
16
Structuralism
17
The State-Centered Theory
17
Organized-Resistance Theories
18
Top-Down Theories
18
The Third Wave
19
Economic Factors, Rational Choice, and Game-Theoretic Models
21
The Behaviorist Conception of Human Nature in the Standard Approach to Democratic Progress
22
Conclusions
24
ch. 2
Human Nature and The Pursuit of Recognition
26
Recognition in the History of Political Philosophy
27
Interdisciplinary Explanations for the Pursuit of Recognition
28
Universal Heritable Dispositions and Behavior in Political Science
28
Pursuit of Recognition: An Evolutionary-Psychological Perspective
29
Pursuit of Recognition: A Biological-Anthropological Perspective
30
The Pursuit of Recognition: A Social-Psychological Perspective
33
The Universality of the Pursuit of Positive Self-Esteem
34
Social Psychology and Genetic Factors of Self-Esteem
35
The Pursuit of Positive Self-Esteem as a Basic Human Need
36
Evidence of Obedience to Authority?
38
Conclusion
41
ch. 3
From Prehistory to the End of History: Democratic Systems in the Human Experience
43
The Climate Conditions of the Last Glacial
45
Political Egalitarianism among Nomadic Foragers
46
Evolutionary Bases of Political Egalitarianism
48
Fossil Records, Evolution of Hominids, and Political Egalitarianism
51
Archaeology and Political Egalitarianism
52
Political Egalitarianism and the Transition to Political Hierarchy
53
Wealth and Social Organization
54
Population Size and Social Organization
54
The Reemergence of Political Egalitarianism
56
The Emergence of Democracy in Macro Time-Scales
56
Egalitarianism was Always Around
58
Conclusions
60
ch. 4
Recognition and Humiliation: The Origins of Mass Mobilization in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
62
Puzzles of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
63
Precursors to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
64
Why Montgomery, Alabama?
65
Why December 1955?
69
The Situation on the Buses 1953-1955
71
Bus Policies and the Decline of White Passengers
72
Labor Consciousness and the Frustrations of Bus Drivers
75
The Impact of Brown v. Board of Education
77
Montgomery's "Unlikely Generation" and the Results of Humiliation
80
ch. 5
Keeping Momentum: Leadership, Psychology, and Tactics
87
Leadership Motivation, Social Comparisons, and Relative Deprivation
87
December 5, 1955: A Transformative Day
89
Riding on Recognition: Effective Leadership and Psychological Factors
93
Strategic, Tactical, and Psychological Factors
97
Conclusions
104
ch. 6
Prevention of Status and Police Brutality: The Origins of Mass Mobilization Against Apartheid
109
The Black Consciousness Movement: Self-Esteem and Self-Respect
111
The Materialistic Account of Anger Build-Up in 1976
113
The 1976-Generation World
114
The Introduction of Afrikaans as a Prevention of Social Status
117
Why Soweto and not Port Elizabeth?
120
Police Brutality and the Transformative Phase of June 16, 1976
122
Conclusions
127
ch. 7
Maintaining Commitment: Leadership, Cultural Change, and Music
132
Leadership Motivation
132
Intergenerational Gap and Cultural Change
137
Music and Struggle
139
Conclusions
145
ch. 8
Recongnition Striving and Democratic Progress: An Integrative Approach
150
The Internal Sources of Political Contention
150
Pursuit of Social Status and the Formation of Group-Identity
150
Aversion to being Dominated and Emotional Energies
152
Mechanisms of Self-Esteem
153
The External Sources of Political Contention
156
Injustice-Frames and Resistance Motivation
159
Psychological Factors and Causal Mechanisms
162
Pressure on Ruling Elites: Public Opinion and the Threat of Political Upheaval
162
Direct Action, Resistance Activity, Social Movements, and Resistance Skills and Tactics
164
Facilitative Factors
166
ch. 9
The Complexity of Democratic Progress and Levels of Analysis
170
Elements of Complexity in Democratic Progress
170
Internal Causes and Personal Experiences
173
Stages of Democratic Progress and their Levels of Analysis
174
The Human Agency Element
178
Conclusion
181
Appendix A
List of Archives for the Montgomery Bus Boycott
182
Appendix B
List of Abbreviations, Interviews and Background Information about Former Antiapartheid Activists in the Port Elizabeth Municipal Area, South Africa
183
Bibliography
188
Index
209