SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nuclear Arms Race, Vietnam Day Committee, Indian Reservation
11 Feb 2015
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An enduring part of series of collective actions rather than one incident, an enacted by participants with common interest and a distinct identity, who had broader goals . Social movement theorists attempt to answer a variety of questions about the growth and impact of movements, which are relevant to activists and policy makers as well as social scientists . The act of challenging, resisting, or making demands upon authorities, power, holders, dominant groups in society and/or cultural beliefs and practices by some individual or group. A social movement is sustained (lasts a while, not just one outburst) A collective, organized, sustained, and non-institutional challenge to authorities, power holders, or cultural beliefs and practices. Can be extremely vague and ill-defined, especially for relatively unorganized turmoil expressing discontent without clear proposals. Organizations are more likely to articulate clear goal or proposals. Different factions of the same movement may disagree about specific goals: ex.
