Social change AO3

Question 1

real life evidence to support

Answer 1

suffragette movement

Question 2

egs of suffragettes showing commitment

Answer 2

going on hunger strike

Question 3

egs of suffragettes being flexible

Answer 3

allowed women to vote at 30 where men could vote at 21

Question 4

critics argue that social change through minority influence is limited because

Answer 4

they can be seen as ‘deviant’ in the eyes of the majority.
Therefore, the majority may not want to change their views to be in line with them as they may be seen as deviant themselves.
Moreover, the message from the minority may then be forgotten whilst people focus on the ‘deviant’ behaviour instead.

Question 5

An alternative explanation for how minority groups can cause social change is through

Answer 5

NSI by making people be ashamed of being in the majority