Locating Masterframes in History
An Analysis of the Religious Masterframe of the Abolition Movement and its Influence on Movement Trajectory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4958086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Owen Whooley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 490-516 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2004.00241.x |
| OpenAlex | W2025395626 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Critiqued as being a-historical, current social movement theorists argue for a more dynamic, theoretical model that focuses on processes within historical contexts (McAdam, Tarrow, Tilly, 2001). This paper seeks to apply existing social movement theory on framing to the historically, embedded case of the American abolitionist movement. Specifically, this paper analyzes the influence of the adopted religious masterframe of the abolitionist movement on the trajectory of the movement through a case study of the American Anti-Slavery Society (AAS). Prior to the Civil War, the good versus evil framework encouraged by the religious masterframe effectively mobilized movement followers against slavery. However, with Emancipation and the onset of the muddled political environment of Reconstruction, the religious masterframe no longer resonated well with the changed context or mustered the same degree of support. Attempts to alter the masterframe to a rights-based masterframe compromised the integrity of the movement's framing process. Ultimately, the movement dissolved, unable to remedy their collective action frame with the new political reality
Aesthetics · Civil rights · Collective action · Emancipation · Framing (construction · Movement (music · Peace movement · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Social movement theory · Sociology · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Race, History, and American Society · Religion and Society Interactions
Reconstruction
Frontiers in social movement theory
Holy warriors
Dynamics of Contention
The Art of Moral Protest
Power in Movement
All on Fire
The Cultural Dimension of Social Movements
The Abolitionists
Reconstruction after the Civil War
The Abolitionists on Slavery
The Sacred Rights of the Weak
The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison
The Antislavery Appeal
Confessional Protest
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
Indians of the United States
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
Religion and Social Justice
Framing Processes and Social Movements
Official Frames in Social Movement Theory
The League of Nations and the Irish Question
An Insider's Critique of the Social Movement Framing Perspective
The Talk and Back Talk of Collective Action
Production and extrapolation of meaning in the environmental justice movement
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |