The Making of Pro-life Activists: How Social Movement Mobilization Works

by Ziad W. Munson

Book Overview

How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. By delving into the lives and beliefs of activists and nonactivists alike, Ziad W. Munson is able to lucidly examine the differences between them.
Through extensive interviews and detailed studies of pro-life organizations across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226551202
• ISBN13: 9780226551203
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"