b
Some movements develop cultural markets such as music, dialect, dress, literature, art, and
subcultures
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Personal changes
a
Insular movement focus on participants themselves, and escapist movements may
completely separate their participants from the outside world
b
The goal for insular movements is to promote personal transformation
c
Personal changes are the limit of what the movement seeks to accomplish
d
But most social movements focus less on individual change and have wider goals of changing
institutional and organizational practices
i
Even these social movements have effects on participants that may be so powerful
that they stick with the participant for years to come
Resistance to social change
Social movements can be mobilized in opposition to social change
Social movements can also be opposed as instruments to change, in preference for other ways
to create social change
Reactive or reactionary movements - social movements that resist specific changes or try to
reverse course or channel social change away from what is seen as confusing, immoral,
threatening, or in conflict with interests, values, or beliefs
Why is it sometimes hard to tell the results of a social movement?
Takeaways from social movements lecture
Acts of disruption, sacrifice, and escalation from Engler and Engler.
Disruption- pushing outbreaks of revolt into headlines
Sacrifices to make contributions of time, energy, and resources; to risk tension with neighbors or family
members who prefer to avoid controversial issues; or even to endanger their livelihood by standing up
on the job or coming out as a whistleblower.
Escalation when social movement participants undertake disruptive and risky actions not
once, but on an ongoing basis-endeavoring to carry out ever-bolder displays of noncompliance over the
course of a campaign.
Know examples from
Eyes on the Prize
1.
The concern motivating people to engage in a social movement is generally
called a:
Meme
Grievance
Pseudo-event
Catalyst
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2.When something benefiting a large group of people cannot be denied to those who successfully avoided contributing to achieve the benefit, this is called _______.
Slippage in the system Universalism The free rider problem Social democracy
3.Iris Summers’ personal habits were largely shaped by her experiences during:
