Social movement
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The term social movement refers to action by groups, individuals, or organizations focusing over political or social matters. In particular, the movement often wants to resist or undo a certain change.[1] A reform movement is one seeking to change laws and normals such as on abotion or LGBT matters. Trade unions represent workers' rights.
Social Movement Media
Satirical engraving of Wilkes by William Hogarth. Wilkes is holding two editions of The North Briton.
The Gordon Riots by John Seymour Lucas, 1879
The Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London in 1848
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the civil rights movement, one of the most famous social movements of the 20th century.
Related pages
- Activism
- Anti-nuclear movement
- Anti-war movement
- Autism rights movement
- Environmentalism
- Lobbying
- Protest
References
- ↑ Social MovementsCounterfire. Retrieved Jul 8, 2016.