Social Action 6th Semester, BS Social Work

Transcript:Social Action 6th Semester, BS Social Work:
Social Action 6th Semester, BS Social Work Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar Instructor: Asif Khan SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Learning Outcomes. Background History of Social Movements Definitions of Social Movements Types of Movements Types of Leaders Types of Followers Types of Tactics Characteristics of Social Movements 4 Ways in which Social Movements can be resisted 1. Background If we look back upon the history of any society ,we would definitely find that much of it consist of the stories of the Struggles of groups within the society to change some aspect of the culture. This is one reason why history books are filled with content of the movements, and the terrors of revolutions. The crusades, the reformation , the French and American revolutions, the anti-slavery movement, the labour movement, fascism and communism- these like many other social movements have been accompanied by far reading changes in the societies which they touched. …Contd. Social Movements are conventionally regarded as part of the subject matter of collective behaviour , but they might just have as well be viewed as an aspect of social change. The study of social movements is primarily a study of social change as well as cultural change of a changing values and norms. In other words of Sherif and Sherif, “ A social movement is always possessed by a sense of mission.” Hence, Attention is focused on the interaction of conscious, determined human beings as part of an emergent collectivity which is the social movement. 2. History of Social Movements The first mass social movement catalyzed around the controversial political figure John Wilkes.As editor of the paper The North Briton, Wilkes strongly attacked the new administration of Lord Bute and the peace terms that the new government accepted at the 1763 Treaty of Paris at the end of the Seven Years' War. Charged with rebellious defamation, Wilkes was arrested after the issue of a general warrant, a move that Wilkes denounced as unlawful - the Lord Chief Justice eventually ruled in Wilkes favour. As a result of this, Wilkes became a figurehead to the growing movement for popular sovereignty among the middle classes - people began chanting "Wilkes and Liberty" in the streets. …Contd. After a later period of exile brought about by further charges of libel and vulgarity, Wilkes stood for the Parliamentary seat at Middlesex, where most of his support was located. When Wilkes was imprisoned