Examples of social change

Question 1

What are the four examples of social change?

Answer 1

Civil rights movement

New Christian right

1979 Iran revolution

Afghanistan and the Taliban

Question 2

Civil rights movement

Answer 2

Bruce argues that the black clergy in the United States has been the backbone of the civil rights movement
He sees religion as a ideological resource for the civil rights movement, because it provided beliefs that the believers could draw upon for motivation and support
Martin Luther King had also used Christianity to ensure that the movement had been seen as respectable

Question 3

New Christian right

Answer 3

This is a politically and morally conservative protestant, fundamentalist movement
The aims of this movement is seeking nothing less than to take America back to God
They wish to make abortion homosexual and divorce illegal
Wants to ban sex education in schools
And they focus on promoting traditional values

Ao3
The moral majority was small in number and the non-Christian right has not been able to force the implementation of policies such as banning abortion so their impact on social change is minimal

Question 4

1979 Iran Revolution

Answer 4

America wanted to access Iran oil, and this has been supported by a king, who supported the interest of America
The shah Lived a lavish lifestyle while people starved
He attempted to Westernise Iran, undermining the religion of people which had been Islam

As a way to overthrow the westernisation of Iran, the shariah law had been introduced and The people of Iran used their faith Islam to bring about this change

Question 5

Afghanistan and the Taliban

Answer 5

Not all social social change is necessarily progressive
The Taliban had been the most extreme form of religious regime ever witnessed, and this has been based on a strict interpretation of the Quran
Women have been forced to dress themselves to hide their identity
There had been harsh punishment such as amputation for theft, beatings for not wearing traditional dress and executions
Girls have been forbidden from receiving any education after the age of eight, and this change has been very conservative