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Social Differences: The Pros And Cons Of Social Movements

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The discontentment of people against certain policies of government no doubt may lead to all forms of grievances, which may be expressed or unexpressed. Where it is expressed, it takes the forms of protest such as strikes and demonstrations; which are either organized or unorganized. Social movement on the other hand refers to an organized group of people with the major goal of bringing about a purposive change in the society. The major targets are the societal and/ or governmental policies, which are considered repugnant and detrimental to the generality of the people or a cross section of the society. For example, the various feminist groups across the globe are organized groups of articulate women seeking a major shift in governmental policies …show more content…

Through this, it generates debates on the issue and popularizes it to effect the designed change. The change, which is the ultimate of social movements, could be achieve either partially or in full depending on the commitment, the strategies and methods employed by the group as well as the resistance posed by the opposing forces. This explains why every social movement must be armed with an ideology. The leadership must be well organized to carry the people along to orientate them towards a change of the social system. The leadership helps weigh the pros and cons of each of the methods before embarking on it but whatever technique adopted must be with the ultimate aim of achieving its goal. There are many social movements across the globe depending on the people’s desire for change or resistance against certain policies. Some do seek gradual changes in the operations while some desire radical changes depending on the wishes and aspirations of their members. It is on this basis that scholars have classified social movements according to their motives and modes of

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