Introduction : how do chronically failing altruistic social movement groups persist? -- Thrilling risk attracts involvement -- Recovering from failure carves paths to action -- Evolving emotional histories shape styles of persistence -- Conclusion : toward a fluid theory of social organization.
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Why do people keep fighting for social causes in the face of consistent failure? Why do they risk their physical, emotional and financial safety on behalf of strangers? To explore these questions, the author undertook ethnographic fieldwork with two groups: anti death penalty activists and Catholics who strive to alleviate poverty.