Graduation Semester and Year
2022
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Sociology
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Kelly Bergstrand
Abstract
Studies of social movements have yet to examine the modern women’s political representation movement, a social movement industry made up of nonprofit organizations, foundations, activist groups, and political action committees aiming to create gender parity within U.S. political systems. Using in-depth interviews with fifteen leaders of organizations within the women’s representation movement, this study reveals multi-faceted dynamics at play when tactics and frames are developed within organizations of this social movement industry. Findings reveal that frame and tactical development are influenced by several key factors, such as: cohort collaboration, funders, an established hierarchy of old versus new social movement organizations competing for resources, and the professional experiences held by movement leaders. This study also finds an unexpected connection between perceptions of the partisan nature of the movement’s frames and tactics and women’s experiences in the movement. By shedding light on how frames and tactics are developed, I am contributing to both our understanding of successful organizational practices within the movement, and the overall process of frame and tactic development within social movement scholarship.
Keywords
Social movement studies, Social movement organizations, Women's representation movement, Frames, Tactics
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Alvarez, Desiree, "The Frames and Tactics of the Women's Representation Movement" (2022). Sociology & Anthropology Theses. 88.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/sociologyanthropology_theses/88
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington