Abstract
Collective acts of disruption and violence are sometimes viewed as expressions of social protest, and sometimes as crime or rebellion, leading to different community reactions. Five theoretical perspectives can be used to predict when the protest interpretation will be made: (1) events must be credible as protest; (2) an optimal balance is required between appeal and threat; (3) protest interpretation is often an aspect of conciliation to avoid full-scale conflict; (4) protest interpretation can be an invitation to form a coalition; and (5) protest interpretation can be a phase of bargaining by authorities.
Keywords
PerceptionPolitical sciencePsychologySocial psychologySociology
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- 1969
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- article
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 815-815
- Citations
- 144
- Access
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Ralph H. Turner
(1969).
The Public Perception of Protest.
American Sociological Review
, 34
(6)
, 815-815.
https://doi.org/10.2307/2095975
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- 10.2307/2095975