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The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of nonviolent direct action in effecting social change. The Nonviolent Efficacy Theory (NVET) was developed to describe major variables interacting to influence the success or failure of nonviolent social movements. The theory suggests the manner in which these variables interact and offers a method by which to estimate effectiveness or potential effectiveness of nonviolence used in historical, contemporary, or future movements. Two successful 20th Century movements, the Indian Independence Movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the U.S.A. Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were analyzed using NVET to ascertain which variables existing in and around these movements were not essential for the successful utilization of nonviolence. The salient variables of leader's style and personality as revealed through language were analyzed using nine psycho-linguistic measures. Word count measures used included word and sentence counts, Type-Token Ratio, Adjective-Verb Quotient, and Flesch Human Interest Score. The content analysis measures used included Discomfort-Relief Quotient, Gotts

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Author

Nimocks, Mittie Jo Ann, 1957-

Publisher

1986.

Published

1986

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction