U4 AOS 2 - social change

social movement

Collective action aimed at social reorganisation in response to a perceived inequality, imbalance, injustice or oppression. Participants in a social movement engage in collective actions in pursuit of the movement's goals (desired changes) and aim to raise awareness about issues that they view as being important.

types of social movements: alternative

• seek limited change at an individual level

• minor change in attitude or behaviour for a specific group

types of social movements: redemptive

• seek complete change at an individual level

• redeem or completely make over the lives of individuals

types of social movements: reformative

• seek partial change within existing systems

• small, non radical improvements to the way society functions

types of social movements: revolutionary

• seek complete overhaul of the structure of society

• emerge only with large scale dissatisfaction with how society operates

social change

Changes in the views, values, norms and structures in society in response to various factors such as laws, the interests of specific groups of people, government, available resources and the social organisation of society.