Blog
Save
Email
Print
ShareSocial movements are a type of group action.
They are large informal groupings of individuals and/or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, resisting or undoing a social change.
Modern social movements became possible through education (the wider dissemination of literature), and increased mobility of labour due to the industrialisation and urbanisation of 19th century societies.
The freedom of expression, education and relative economic independence prevalent in the modern Western culture is responsible for the unprecedented number and scope of various contemporary social movements.
For more information about the topic Social movement, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Political science — Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political ... > read more
Rapid eye movement — Rapid eye movement (REM) is the stage of sleep characterized by rapid saccadic movements of the eyes. During this stage, the activity of the brain's ... > read more
Social cognition — Social cognition is the study of how people process social information, especially its encoding, storage, retrieval, and application to social ... > read moreEditor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter,
and Google +1:
Other bookmarking and sharing tools:
more 