The Authors of Your Textbook Identify Several Social Movements, Including

question 113

Essay

The authors of your textbook identify several social movements, including women's suffrage, civil rights, and the anti-war movement. Based on your understanding of current events and recent history, can you think of any social movements that might arise in the next 10 to 20 years? What is their likelihood of success? Why do you think so?

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Definitions:

Individual-Level Indices

Measures used to assess characteristics or outcomes on an individual basis, rather than group or collective levels.

Sherif's Study

Refers to the social psychology experiments conducted by Muzafer Sherif, particularly known for demonstrating the formation of social norms and group dynamics through the Robbers Cave Experiment.

Pressure of the Group

The social influence exerted by a collective on individual members to conform to the group's norms, values, and behaviors.

Pluralistic Ignorance

A psychological state in which individuals in a group mistakenly believe their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are different from those of the group, leading to conformity with perceived norms.