Social movement Flashcards
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Social movement
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- A collective/organized activity aims to bring about or resist social changes
- Usually actions outside of constitutional means
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Proactive vs reactive
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- Movement before the event can happen (before the ban of sth)
- Movement happens as a reaction to the event (after the ban of sth)
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Rebellion vs Terrorism
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- Against an oppressive force, usually try to gain independent
- Violence against society (even civilians) to achieve some political goal
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Function of social movement
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- Source of social changes
- ## Demonstrate the public consciousness
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Social change
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- Changes to social institutions, organizations, and culture overtime
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Motivation for joining a social movement
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- Ideology
- Deprivation
- Social networks
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Factors of a Successful Movement
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- Negotiable demands
- Size of the movement
- Overcome external opposition
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Social movement problems
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- Inability to achieve goals
- Slacktivism, Performative activism
- SJW, Free rider
