Keyword Post
Movement Evolution
Definition:
Movement: Forms of collective action that develop in response to social demands that otherwise interfere with the human rights.
Evolution: Movements that evolve and/or adapt to societal changes. In other words, they are shaped by circumstances that grow or regress in response to factors that help or constrain the movement.
Example: Gay Rights movement seen as an opportunity to spark awareness among-st other various sexual preferences and identities, also seen as the LGTB community.
Quote:
1.) "While all social movements evolve and adapt to societal changes, significant departures from established movement norms and procedures seldom take place without internal conflict. If a movement evolves gradually over time." (Stewart, pg. 488)
2.) "... the emergence of new organizations, leaders, ideologies, or strategies may generate considerable internal conflict. Fred Powledge chronicles the jealousies, competition, and in-fighting within the civil rights movement." (Stewart, pg. 488)
3.) "... to change the dimensions and direction of the civil rights movement and restructure it around new axes and new power bases." (Stewart, pg. 492).
Social Movement Establishment
Example: Take for example, Rosa Park's arrest on the bus. Her arrest caused a bus boycott in response to her charges. These protests would lead to an established civil rights movement.
Quote:
1.) "Carmichael was the right person, at the right place, at the right time. He sensed the mood of the movement, seized the moment, and mounted the stage set by others to luanch major evolutionary changes in the movement." (Stewart, pg. 492)
2.) "No single catalytic or triggering event brought about the evolution of the civil rights movement, but a long series of events, crises, and failures to meet rising expectations fostered by movement rhetoric resulted in widespread disaffection with both institutional and movement establishments."
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