Assignment Problem:
Watch Social Movements: A Primer, which can be found in the Required Learning Materials for Module 8.
1. What is the difference between collective action and a social movement? How does the "fish" image in Toby Chow's TED Talk illustrate the idea of a social movement?
2. Based on Conley's typology of social movements (Conley p. 758ff), what type of social movement is Black Lives Matter? Why?
3. If you were going to start or join a social movement, what issue or cause would you support?
For this discussion, incorporate 2-3 of the following terms into your post in bold font:
Collective action, social movement, alternative movement, redemptive movement, reformative movement, revolutionary movement