SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Erving Goffman, Pride Week (Toronto), New Social Movements
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Social movement: organized activity that encourages or discourages social change. At its hearts, social movements are about an issue, big or small, and seeking encourage or discourage change in regards to the issue. Broader the issue, the bigger the social movement, the more defined the issue, the smaller the social movement. Most important types of collective behaviour because they often have lasting effects on the shape of society. Social movements are common in the modern world but pre-industrial societies are tightly bound by tradition, making social movements are extremely rare. Workers right movement: work conditions, child labour, minimum wage. Collective behaviours: voluntary, often spontaneous activity that is engaged in by a large number of people and typically violated dominant group norms and values. Three centuries ago, social movements typically were small, localized, and violent. Subsequently growth of the state led to changes in social movements, including:
