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William A. Gamson Collection: Framing and Challenging Economic Inequality
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Keywords

economic inequality
framing
social movements
media frames
collective action frames
William A. Gamson

How to Cite

Gamson, William A. 2023. “William A. Gamson Collection: Framing and Challenging Economic Inequality”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, May. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/framing-and-challenging-economic-inequality.

Abstract

This activity was created by William A. Gamson to teach about collective action frames including the importance of producing a sense of moral indignation, fostering a sense of agency, and producing a sense of "we." It was also designed to encourage people to think through how they could promote such a frame in the media. In addition to the above, this...

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Subject Area(s):
Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Labor and Labor Movements, Mass Communication/Public Opinion, Political Sociology, Race, Class and Gender, Stratification/Mobility
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any

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