Q1 PART A Response HSC1

Question 1

Contemproary social movements… [INTRO S1]

Answer 1

Contemporary social movements have the power to shape the direction of change in society, which the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has done to a mediocre extent, as they have successfully spread awareness globally and produced common changes in policies, but have not changed the mistreatment of African Americans sufficiently. [INTRO S1]

Question 2

Through mass… [INTRO S2]

Answer 2

Through mass protests and social media campaigns advocating for police reform, progressive legislative change has occurred in modernising the outdated injustices and highlighting the racial division within society. [INTRO S2]

Question 3

Subsequently, significant changes… [INTRO S3]

Answer 3

Subsequently, significant changes have been made within the meso government, to protect African Americans from prejudice and discrimination. [INTRO S3]

Question 4

The BLM movement was an important reminder… [INTRO S4]

Answer 4

The BLM movement was an important reminder to American society that the continuity of African Americans facing injustices must be changed. [INTRO S4]

Question 5

The BLM movement successfully highlighted the… [BODY 1 S1]

Answer 5

The BLM movement successfully highlighted the injustices and racism experienced by African Americans, which led to significant change against these continuities at the micro level of American society. [BODY 1 S1]

Question 6

Although the movement started in… [BODY 1 S2]

Answer 6

Although the movement started in 2013, it had begun to gain a globalised momentum in the micro world in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, who died from police brutality. [BODY 1 S2]

Question 7

This was not the only case… [BODY 1 S3]

Answer 7

This was not the only case highlighted by the BLM movement but sparked a significant surge in mass protests and demonstrations pushing for macro changes in government policies and police department reforms. [BODY 1 S3]

Question 8

Additionally, technologies and… [BODY 1 S4]

Answer 8

Additionally, technologies and the media also played a significant role in spreading #BlackLivesMatter and #defundthepolice hashtags to highlight the systemic racism embedded in the policing policy. [BODY 1 S4]

Question 9

As a result, the persistence of… [BODY1 S5]

Answer 9

As a result, the persistence of racism against African Americans in America has been emphasised globally on a micro level to stimulate progressive change at higher levels of society. [BODY1 S5)

Question 10

The BLM movement produced… [BODY 2 S1]

Answer 10

The BLM movement produced general meso level changes to American society through the reform of government policies and modernisation of outdated police practices, however, was not satisfactory enough in minimising the traditional discriminatory attitudes towards African Americans on a macro level. [BODY 2 S1]

Question 11

Some meso states.. [BODY 2 S2]

Answer 11

Some meso states such as Washington, DC, Dallas, Texas and Reno, Nevado, passed legislations that banned airway-restricting practices and additionally cooperated to reform sets of guidelines to prevent excessive de-escalation techniques. [BODY 2 S2]

Question 12

However, there were minimal.. [BODY 2 S3]

Answer 12

However, there were minimal macro changes, as President Donald Trump labelled the movement “a threat to law and order”, as well as Attorney General Bill Bar who claimed that the justice system is not “systemically racist.” (BUSINESS INSIDER 2020). [BODY 2 S3]

Question 13

Their responses… [BODY 2 S4]

Answer 13

Their responses further indicate the limited extent to which the BLM movement has infiltrated and changed the attitudes of their macro society, yet has mediocrely changed policies and attitudes inside the meso world. [BODY 2 S4]

Question 14

The BLM movement produced general… [BODY 2 S1]

Answer 14

The BLM movement produced general meso level changes to American society through the reform of government policies and modernisation of outdated police practices, however, was not satisfactory enough in minimising the traditional discriminatory attitudes towards African Americans on a macro level. [BODY 2 S1]

Question 15

Some meso states… [BODY2 S2]

Answer 15

Some meso states such as Washington, DC, Dallas, Texas and Reno, Nevado, passed legislations that banned airway-restricting practices and additionally cooperated to reform sets of guidelines to prevent excessive de-escalation techniques. [BODY2 S2]

Question 16

However, there were minimal m… [BODY 2 S3]

Answer 16

However, there were minimal macro changes, as President Donald Trump labelled the movement “a threat to law and order”, as well as Attorney General Bill Bar who claimed that the justice system is not “systemically racist.” (BUSINESS INSIDER 2020). [BODY 2 S3]

Question 17

Their responses… [BODY 2 S4

Answer 17

Their responses further indicate the limited extent to which the BLM movement has infiltrated and changed the attitudes of their macro society, yet has mediocrely changed policies and attitudes inside the meso world. [BODY 2 S4]

Question 18

Therefore, the BLM… [CONCLUSION S1]

Answer 18

Therefore, the BLM movement has led to a mere satisfactory extent of change in American society, as the higher macro world continues to dismiss the traditional systemic prejudice and inequality in their policing departments and general government policies.

Question 19

Although the movement [CONCLUSION S2]

Answer 19

Although the movement has not eradicated all prejudiced views, their empowering efforts in highlighting the continuing racism, inequality, and discrimination faced by African Americans were successful in changing the attitudes of the micro and meso world to an adequate extent. [CONCLUSION S2]