![]() Social movements are purposeful, organized groups striving to work toward a common goal. But although they may be left-wing or right-wing, radical or conservative, highly organized or very diffused, they are all examples of social movements. What do Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the anti-globalization movement, and the Tea Party have in common? Not much, you might think. The combination of deep unrest and disruptive technologies meant these social movements were ready to rise up and seek change. Some believe that the adoption of social technology-from Facebook pages to cell phone cameras-that helped to organize and document the movement contributed directly to the wave of protests called Arab Spring. There have been countless causes and factors in play in these protests and revolutions, but many have noted the internet-savvy youth of these countries. This wave of protest movements travelled across national borders and seemed to spread like wildfire. The protests were sparked in part by the revolution in Tunisia, and, in turn, they inspired demonstrations throughout the Middle East in Libya, Syria, and beyond. In January 2011, Egypt erupted in protests against the stifling rule of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. Introduction to Social Movements and Social Change Discuss the importance of modernization in relation to social change.Explain how technology, social institutions, population, and the environment can bring about social change.Discuss theoretical perspectives on social movements, like resource mobilization, framing, and new social movement theory.Distinguish between different types of social movements.Demonstrate awareness of social movements on a state, national, and global level.Discuss emergent norm, value-added, and assembling perspective analyses of collective behaviour.Describe different forms of collective behaviour.
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