Date of Award
8-16-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Psychological Science, MS
First Advisor
Wayne Wilkinson
Committee Members
Jessica Curtis; Kristin Biondolillo
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2022 D44
Abstract
Public perceptions on collective action and social protest are riddled with nuance. The present study sought to investigate the variables that influence these perceptions of the public. Based on the results of a pilot study, participants were exposed to four behavior clusters across three differing collective action contexts that served as conditions. These three contexts were comprised of injustices that were most notable to elicit collective action and protest. These three injustices were known as social, economic, and environmental injustices. Participants then completed questionnaires that assessed their score of system justification and their perceptions of collective action and protest. It was predicted that behavior cluster type and score of system justification would influence participants’ perceptions. Furthermore, an interaction between these two variables was also precited. Results concluded that participants’ score of system justification did impact perceptions of collective action, which supports previous research. However, limitations do apply to the present study.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Dees, Zachary Steven, "The Perceptions of Collective Action" (2022). Student Theses and Dissertations. 243.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/243
