SOC100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Internet Kill Switch, Slacktivism, Arab Spring
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Slacktivism (or clicktivism): it derives its meaning through the laissez-faire attitude and simplistic motions, such as clicking a like button, required to show support for a social movement in comparison to past forms of activism. Social movements: they are organized efforts by groups in society to promote or resist social change through various types of engagement ranging from pacifist protests to armed rebellions. Collective behavior (or group action): the mobilization and actions of members of a social movement towards a unifying goal. Wunc: it is an acronym to describe social movement actors as worth, unified, numerous, and committed. Social movement organization (smo): this describes specific social movements instead of social movements in general. Repertoires of collective action: they are the specific behaviors, tactics, and patterns of engagement of activists. Machine-breaking: workers" actions against machinery and the social changes resulting from industrialization. Women"s suffrage: the right of women to vote in political elections and the movement formed to achieve this right.
