Discussion: Social Movements
Answer the following questions for the initial post. IDENTIFY a current or historical social movement that interests you. Ensure that it meets the definition of a social movement pursuant to the class text.
1. Briefly DESCRIBE the social movement and its objectives or political positions.
2. Which sociological theory best fits this movement-relative deprivation or resource mobilization? Why?
3. SELECT one of the three sociological perspectives-Functionalism, Conflict Theory, or Symbolic Interactionist-and DESCRIBE how the social movement would be viewed through the selected theory.