SOC263H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Black Consciousness Movement, Sharecropping, Equal Protection Clause
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In 1989, democratic movements swept across eastern europe, tearing down the berlin wall and remaking the map of a continent. In 2011, the world focus was on the middle east because of the public calling for a democratic reform, known as the. This section talks about interrelated social movements- ongoing efforts by groups to promote social change. Social movements gain force through collective action people coming together in both planned and spontaneous actions and demonstrations. A pattern of new social movements appears to be emerging in postindustrial global society. These new social movements are global in scope. Their supporters often span a wide variety of interests and age groups. The struggle between rulers and ruled, between owners and owned. Much of this class struggle has been wage between labor unions and big businesses. Challenges to working conditions came from early attempts to unionize workers. Union workers saw themselves as part of a national and international workers" struggle.
