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Show 94 Thus, social control and and/or and strain, and tion of be in two different types of power did reduce the conditions of structural conduciveness prevent the existence of generalized beliefs and mobiliza participants for action. controls which applied The first of these applications is in those social controls leadership. which could can sharpen ani A second application may be these social exaggerate the conditions of structural con duciveness and strain, which create the precipitating factors, facilitate the growth and spread of generalized beliefs, and, finally, organize and mobilize participants for action (Smelser, 1962:17). The support Smelser's (1962) arguments concerning leadership of collective behavior and, thus, here in the data following in any type of the Constitutional case Revolution of Iran. Social Controls Favorable to the Revolution In the process of a movement, leadership is very important, particu larly "charismatic" leadership. most hopes generalized for a form of "Charismatic leadership, for in such collective reconstitution of values" the Revolution did not have charismatic leaders. existing Thus, those people who situation exercised were leadership The lower and middle-classes and were willing to risk all for or a in short, the leader is placed the (Smelser, 1962:356). any other proper leader the most strongly opposed ,But or to the in the Revolution. were change leadership is, dissatisfied with the conditions and reform (Tocqueville, 1856:200). |
