Engaging Sociology Making
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Discussion Questions
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Social change- defined as variations or alterations over time in the behavior patterns, culture (including norms and values), and structure of society
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Video Link: Social movements
Description: The video defines social movements and explains their role in society. Social movements can influence permanent social change or be a passing trend.
1. According to the video, what factors can help or hinder social movements? For a social movement to be powerful, what does it need to succeed? Do you think an idea alone is powerful enough to generate a social movement?
2. Why are some successful social movements absorbed by government institutions? How does it positively or negatively affect a movement?
- Some is controllable, some not
- Inevitable and ubiquitous
- Can be rapid or gradual and evolutionary
- Change at one level often caused by changes at other levels
Video: http://study.com/academy/lesson/social-movement-definitions-alternative-redemptive-reformative-revolutionary.html
Video Link: Social movements
Description: The video defines social movements and explains their role in society. Social movements can influence permanent social change or be a passing trend.
1. According to the video, what factors can help or hinder social movements? For a social movement to be powerful, what does it need to succeed? Do you think an idea alone is powerful enough to generate a social movement?
2. Why are some successful social movements absorbed by government institutions? How does it positively or negatively affect a movement?
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