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Social Movements

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

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1

Meaning and Features of Social Movements

  • A social movement is sustained collective action over time.
  • It is usually organised and may have leadership and structure.
  • It is guided by shared objectives and ideologies.
2

Rights and Early Reform Movements

  • The right to vote is one of the most important democratic rights.
  • Chartism was a social movement for parliamentary representation in England.
  • In 1839, more than 1.25 million people signed the People's Charter.
3

Theories and Views on Collective Action

  • Emile Durkheim saw social movements as forces that could lead to disorder.
  • His writings on division of labour, religious life, and suicide reflect concern about social integration.
  • Karl Marx influenced scholars who gave a different view of collective action.
4

Types of Social Movements

  • Social movements are classified as redemptive or transformatory, reformist, and revolutionary.
  • A redemptive social movement changes personal consciousness and actions of individual members.
  • A reformist social movement changes existing arrangements through gradual steps.

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A social movement is sustained collectiveA counter movement arises to defendSocial change is a broadA reformist movement tries to bringA redemptive or transformatory movement aims

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