Discussion Post
• What were the two branches of the women's movement of the late 1960s and how do they differ?
• In what ways did the New Left and the women's movement spur the development of the gay liberation movement?
• How do structural factors like social networks and cultural factors like emotions and meanings work together to create social movements?
• Who participated in the Occupy movement, and what were their concerns? Why did Occupy occur in 2011 and not earlier?
• What are the competing sets of factors that might explain popular participation in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011?
Textbook: Goodwin, Jeff, Jasper, J. M. (2015). The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts, 3rd Edition, Malden, MA, Wiley Blackwell.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.