Five Factors of a Movement by Gerlach and Hine

In their study of the Pentecostal Movement and the Black Power Movement Gerlach and Hine (People, Power, Change: Movements of Social Transformation) argue that the following five factors are common to movements: Movements of Social Transformation possess: 1. a segmented, cellular organization, held together by personal, structural and ideological ties 2. face to face recruitment … Continue reading Five Factors of a Movement by Gerlach and Hine