MODULE 17-18 Flashcards
which is the plural form of the word medium, refers to all print, digital, and electronics means of communication.
Media
is a generic term for various forms of electronic
communication made possible by digital or computer technology.
New Form of Media
is computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through the building of virtual networks and communities.
Social media
includes forms of electronic communication that facilitate social interaction and the information of online communities through the exchange of user-generated text.
Social Networking
a “conscious, collective, organized attempt to bring about or resist change in the social order by noninstitutionalized means.” It connects large groups of people that share common interests and goals about society.
Social movement
are formally established associations arising from a social movement. They pursue specific interests of the social movement, but they are only part of a larger whole, which is the social movement.
Social movement organizations
is a process that involves three elements: the individual, the group, and the society.
Social movement
from the anthropologist ________, who stated that movements can be categorized according to the
number of their participants and the extent of the movement’s impact structure.
David Aberle (1966)
have limited goals that often relate to specific parts of the structure that specific individuals would like to alter.
Alternative social movements
is the opposite of alternative social movements, but the membership of the movement is on a wider scale.
Reformative social movement
tend to gather participants from specific sectors of the society with a** goal of radically changing the status of individual members**. Religious groups and cults have such impacts.
Redemptive social movements
is when the change that is expected is radical and the beneficiary includes everyone.
Revolutionary social movement
The communist revolutionary movement in China led by Mao-Tse-tung is an example of this, as it changed the
entire social structure of China.
Revolutionary social movement
Types of Social Movements?
- According to Scope
- According to Change
- According to Targets
- According to Methods of Work
- According to Range
A movement can be either reform or radical.
* A reform movement advocates changing some norms or laws
* while a radical movement is dedicated to changing value systems in some fundamental way.
According to Scope:
A movement might seek change that is either innovative or conservative.
* An innovative movement wants to introduce or
change norms and values
* While a conservative movement seeks to preserve
existing norms and values.
According to Change
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Group-focused movements focus on influencing
groups or society in general - An individual-focused movement seeks to affect individuals.
According to Targets
- Peaceful movements utilize techniques such as nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.
- Violent movements resort to violence when seeking social change.
According to Methods of Work
Global movements, such as Communism in the early 20th century, have transnational objectives.
* Local movements are focused on local or regional objectives such as preserving an historic building or protecting a natural habitat.
According to Range
STAGES OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT
Stage 1: Emergence
Stage 2: Coalescence
Stage 3: Bureaucratization
Stage 4: Decline
