social movements

social movement

involves a group engaged in an organised effort to achieve social change. They usually form in order to promote or resist social change

social change

 Refers to the alteration of culture and social institutions over time, reflected in social behaviour

power

refers to the ability of one person or institution to influence the actions of another person or institution. Power is the ability to impose one's will on others, even if they resist in some way.

 

violence

 is the use or involvement of physical force intended to hurt, damage or kill a person (or people).

non-violence resistance

is a method of struggle in which unarmed people confront adversaries by using collective action-including protests, demonstrations, strikes, boycotts and non-cooperation.

alternative social movements

Encourage individuals to change their own behaviour.

redemptive social movements

seek radical change in individuals.

reformative social movements

aims for limited social change but targets all members of society to achieve that change.

revolutionary social movements

seek to apply a specific ideology or belief system to drastically change a societys fundamental structure or practice

social movement lifestyle

includes the four potential states that a social movement may progress through, including emergence, coalescence

coalescence

second stage of a social movement which involves growing membership and the formulation of strategies