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Types of Social Movements
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Reformative Social Movement
Aim to make gradual changes across an entire society, focusing on a specific issue.
Revolutionary Social Movement
Seeks to completely change every aspect of society with dramatic reforms.
Redemptive Social Movement
Focuses on the personal transformation of its members.
Alternative Social Movement
Targets a small group or individual's behavior in a specific context.
Resistance Social Movement
Aims to prevent or undo change to the social structure.
Expressive Social Movement
Focused on self-expression and the release of pent-up emotions.
Peaceful Social Movement
Employs nonviolent methods to promote change.
Violent Social Movement
Relies on physical force to achieve its goals.
Global Social Movement
Aimed at issues that cross national boundaries, often collaborative across countries.
Identity Social Movement
Centers on claiming rights and equality for groups based on race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender identity.
Technological Social Movement
Advocates for the adoption of new technologies or fights against their impact.
Economic Social Movement
Focuses on economic inequality and aims to redistribute wealth and resources.
Ecological Social Movement
Strives for sustainable practices and the preservation of natural resources.
New Social Movements (NSMs)
Focus on issues of identity, morality, and quality of life; more decentralized and informal.
Religious Fundamentalist Movement
Aims to return to foundational principles of a religion, which they see as under threat.
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