Identify the key elements which account for the success or failure of social movements. Discuss with reference to examples.
Title: Identify the key elements which account for the success or failure of social movements. Discuss with reference to examples.
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Identify the key elements which account for the success or failure of social movements. Discuss with reference to examples.
Category: /Social Sciences/Sociology
Details: Words: 1712 | Pages: 6 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The overthrow of an existing government, ... the installation of traffic-calming measures in a suburban street" (Abercrombie, 2000: 324), the nuclear disarmament movement, the stop the war coalition, all are examples of social movements. A social movement, as defined by Tarrow (1994: 4), is 'collective challenges by people with common purposes and solidarity in sustained interaction with elites, opponents and authorities'. This shows that social movements tend to try and bring about change by challenging those above them whether it
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