SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Radical Change
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Three centuries ago, social movements were small, localized and violent. Growth of the state led to changes in social movements: growing in size, partly due to increased literacy communication, social settings, becoming less violent, size and organization allowed movements to be sufficiently powerful without resorting to violent. Social movement: an organized activity that encourages or discourages social change. There are people who fight for change, people who want to repeal things that were active in the past, and people who want to maintain what is now. Typically, the broader the issue, the larger the social movement. Social movements are one of the most important types of collective behaviour because they have lasting effects. Sociologists classify social movements according to several variables. Some movements target selected people, some try and change the general population. Some movements seek limited change, others want radical transformation. Types of social movements: specific individuals, specific change.
