8. Social Movements
The chapter explores the significance of social movements in shaping societies and promoting social change, particularly within the Indian context. It discusses various movements, including environmental, women's, and labor movements, highlighting their unique characteristics, goals, and the challenges they face. The interplay between old and new social movements is examined, emphasizing their influence in advocating for rights and systemic reform across different segments of society.
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What we have learnt
- Social movements play a crucial role in advocating for rights and changes within society.
- There exists a distinction between general social change and organized social movements aimed at specific goals.
- Environmental sustainability, social justice, and identity politics are key themes interwoven with social movements.
Key Concepts
- -- Social Movements
- Sustained collective efforts by groups of people that aim to bring about or resist change within society.
- -- Collective Action
- Actions taken together by a group of people to achieve a common objective, particularly in the context of social movements.
- -- Redemptive Movements
- Social movements aiming for complete personal transformation of individual members, often linked with religious or spiritual goals.
- -- Reformist Movements
- Movements that seek gradual change in social structures and policies without fundamentally altering the existing system.
- -- Revolutionary Movements
- Social movements aimed at radical change in the social order, often involving the overthrow of existing authorities.
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