Discussion 5.2: Social Movements

Discussion 5.2: Social Movements

Answer the following questions for the initial post. 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.