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Chapter 21 | Social Movements and Social Change 475
21 Social Movements and Social Change
Figure 21.1 In many ways, this mask, which perhaps became infamous due to its use by the "hacktivist" group Anonymous, has come to stand for revolution and social change around the world. (Photo courtesy of Coco Curranski/flickr)
Learning Objectives
21.1. Collective Behavior
• Describe different forms of collective behavior
• Differentiate between types of crowds
• Discuss emergent norm, value-added, and assembling perspective analyses of collective behavior
21.2. Social Movements
• Demonstrate awareness of social movements on a state, national, and global level
• Distinguish between different types of social movements
• Identify stages of social movements
• Discuss theoretical perspectives on social movements, like resource mobilization, framing, and new social movement theory
21.3. Social Change
• Explain how technology, social institutions, population, and the environment can bring about social change
• Discuss the importance of modernization in relation to social change