Discussion: Social Movements
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.