SOCIOL 2R03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Angela Davis, Hope Chest, Stephanie Coontz
10 Dec 2013
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Chapter 12 challenging the system (textbook: p. 289-317) Rachel carson: silent spring -book that launched the environmental movement. Betty friedan: the feminine mystique launched the new women"s movement. Michael harrington: the other america launched the antipoverty movement. Ralph nader: attacks on general motors launched the consumer movement. Martin luther king jr. : i have a dream launched the civil rights movement. Free soil party was created: elizabeth cady stanton: right to vote to women but got the right to own land for the first time in new york. Social movements: ongoing efforts by groups to prevent or promote social change. Social movements work beyond the formal political process and often attract those who find themselves excluded from that process. Gain force through collective action: people coming together in both planned and spontaneous actions and demonstrations. New social movements are emerging in post-industrial global society: social, economic and environmental issues.
