A student is investigating how social movements influence social change. They find a summary of Erica Chenoweth’s research claiming that non-violent campaigns are more likely to succeed than violent campaigns because they can mobilise broader participation, increase legitimacy, and create pressure on institutions through disruption and defections. The student applies this idea to a contemporary movement they have studied, which has used a mix of tactics (e.g. rallies, strikes, boycotts, online campaigns, and occasional property damage by a small breakaway group).
a. Outline two ways that, according to Chenoweth’s research, a primarily non-violent movement can influence social change.
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In this unit, students explore the ways sociologists have thought about the idea of community and how various types of community are experienced. They examine the relationship between social movements and social change, including the nature, purpose, power, and outcomes of social movements.
Students investigate the sociological concept of power, the nature and purpose of social movements, types and stages of social movements, and how power is used by movements and their opposition. They evaluate the influence of social movements on social change, referencing Erica Chenoweth’s work, and analyse a specific social movement in detail.
influences of social movements on social change, with reference to the work of Erica Chenoweth
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