Discuss the inportasnce of social movements and the effects theyve had on society
Introduction to social movements. What is a social movement? ... The nineteenth century, however, saw the rise of the social movement in the sense of a set of people who voluntarily and deliberately committed themselves to a shared identity, a unifying belief, a common programme and a collective struggle to realise that programme. ... pg 398 "A social movement is a network of informal interactions between a plurality of individuals, groups and / or organisations, engaged in a political or cultural conflict, on the basis of a shared collective identity." (Mario Diani 1992: 13) Some movements are a conscious/ deliberate attempt to collectivise in order to bring about social change. Social movements generally arise because there are groups of people concerned about an issue and are willing to take action about it.