What are the stages of the social movement involved in the selected social movement?
Watch the following video clip. This video provides background and examples to help explain macro-level social change. An example of large-scale or macro-level social change can be seen in social movements.
Intelecom. (2011). Large scale social change [Video]. Films on Demand.
After watching the video, consider one of the major social movements of the twentieth century, from civil rights in the United States to Nelson Mandela’s anti-apartheid movement in South Africa to Gandhi’s nonviolent protests in India.
in one to two pages, address the following four questions:
- What are the stages of the social movement involved in the selected social movement? Explain with examples.
- What were the elements/events that kindled and helped to develop this as a movement to bring about social change?
- Who were the leaders or important figures in the movement?
- Which theory of social change can be applied to the selected movement?
