SOCI 1002 Study Guide - Social Movement, Collective Behavior, Radical Change
19 Feb 2014
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Social movement is an organized activity that encourages or discourages social change* Social movements are collective attempts to change all or part of the political or social order by means of rioting, petitioning, striking, demonstrating and establishing pressure groups, unions, and political parties* At its heart, social movements are about an issue, big or small, and seeking to encourage or discourage change in regards to this issue. Usually: the broader the issue, the bigger the social movement, the more defined the issue, the smaller the social movement. Social movements are among the most important types of collective behavior because they often have lasting effects on the shape of our society. Sometimes pursuing specific goals, sometimes spinning utopian dreams, these social movements reject existing social institutions as flawed while promoting radically new alternative: ex: the nationalist or sovereigntist movement in quebec.
