Introduction to Sociology/Social Movements

1. Summary

Social movement is a sustained series of interactions between power holders and persons successfully claiming to speak on behalf of a constituency lacking formal representation, in the course of which those persons make publicly visible demands for changes in the distribution or exercise of power, and back those demands with public demonstrations of support. Aberle describe social movements into four type.

Social movements has stages.

There are various theories which attempted to explain how social movements develop: Deprivation Theory, Mass-Society Theory, Structural-Strain Theory, Resource-Mobilization Theory, Political Process Theory, Culture Theory.

2. What did you learned/What did you interested

Aberle's description about social movements was very interested. I think his description method was very creative.

3. Question

Is there any exception violated stages of social movements?