On the Trail of Courageous Behavior

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2274584
AutoresMyron Glazer (Smith College, autor correspondente), Myron Peretz Glazer
Ano1999
Volume69
Fascículo2
Páginas276-295
Data de publicação1999-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociological Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-682x.1999.tb00503.x
OpenAlexW1969154679
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas7

This article is an examination of courageous behavior as manifested in the activities of American whistleblowers and environmental activists in the United States, Israel, and the former Czechoslovakia. It examines how these dissenters against illegal or unethical behavior were able to sustain their demand for accountable behavior by government and industry. The article, which draws upon interviews with sixty-four whistle-blowers and one hundred and forty activists, union officials, business executives and journalists, focuses on the significance of social capital in generating protest; the whistleblowers' and activists' strong cultural commitment to the efficacy of action; their determination to accumulate the evidence and expertise; their ability to secure strategically placed allies; and their mechanisms for overcoming fear and intimidation. The authors conclude by indicating the significance of sociology in analyzing, legitimizing, and publicizing the contributions of courageous individuals to the creation and maintenance of a democratic society

Action (physics) · Capital (architecture) · Collective action · Democracy · Direct action · Government (linguistics) · Intimidation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social capital · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Ethics in Business and Education · History · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies