Download or read book Making Sense Of Social Movements written by Crossley, Nick and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the key sociological approaches to the study of social movements. The author argues that each of these approaches makes an important contribution to our understanding of social movements but that none is adequate on its own. In response he argues for a new approach which draws together key insights within the solid foundations of Pierre Bourdieu's social theory of practice.