12th week posting : Hyewon Lee (이혜원)

MAIN TOPIC : Social Movements

2016. 11. 18 / Hyewon Lee (이혜원)

1_What I learned with twelfth week Wikipedia link.

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 Social movements are widespread social alliance connected with people through their common interest and influence on social change. And they do not need to be formally organized. Social movements and social movement organizations are not same, and they have a distinction: Social movements are officially the formal component of social movements, but SMO can only form a part of certain social movements.

 Giddens has identified four areas where social movements occur in modern society:
  1. democratic movements for political rights
  2. labor movements to control the workplace.
  3. ecological movements associated with the environment.
  4. peaceful movements toward peace.

 Aberle described four types of social movements based on two characteristics.
  - who is the movement to seek change.
  - how many changes are claimed?

 There are many theories that try to explain how social movements develop.
 (I will add explanations to only a few theories that impressed me)
  1. Deprivation Theory : This theory claims that social movements hold their  
     base among some of the people who are deprived of some goods or resources.  
     Deprived people are more likly to organize a social movement to improve their
     conditions.
  2. Mass-Society Theory
  3. Structural-Strain Theory
  4. Resource-Mobilization Theory : This theory argues that social movements can
     develop when people can mobilize sufficient resources to act on actions. Focusing
     on resources explains why some deprived/discontented individuals can organize
     while others are not.
  5. Political Process Theory
  6. Culture Theory 

2_Mention & Question about this week study.

 There are also demonstrations held every weekend in Korea. As I read this week link thinking about the current situation in Korea, I understood the definition of social movements better. I really want to attend the rally, but I haven't been there yet.

 I don't know exactly the reason why I want to do for a social movements corresponds to which theory. Hopefully, by participating in the demonstrations, each individual will be able to convey a greater voice in the country.

And I want to ask "Can violent demonstrations be justified?"


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