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Social Movements — Syllabus

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

What Social Movements covers in Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Sociology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Topics include Meaning and Features of Social.

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4 Topics · Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 Sociology · 2026-27

Topics in Social Movements

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.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Social movements as collective action that brings social change in India

Meaning and featuresSocial change and social movementsTypes of social movementsOld and new social movementsEcological movementsClass based movementsCaste based movementsTribal movements

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Key topics in Social Movements include Meaning and Features of Social Movements, Rights and Early Reform Movements, Theories and Views on Collective Action, Types of Social Movements. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 board exam.
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