Application: Collective Action for Social Movements
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Collective Action for Social Movements
· Read Loeb’s reflection on Rosa Parks (2010, p. 1) in the Learning Resources for an example of individual versus collective efforts to promote social change.
· Use the Walden Library to research and locate an article on one of the following social movements: African American civil rights, Chicano movement, American Indian or ”Red Power” movement, women’s rights, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights, or disability rights.
· As you review selected resources, look for both direct and indirect references to the human resources required to transform this issue into a movement.
The Assignment:
Write a 2-page analysis responding to the following questions:
· What did the collective effort accomplish that an individual could not?
· In what ways does group involvement cause these movements to be sustainable or have long-lasting impact?
Include one reference from your selected resources on a social movement and two references from this week’s Learning Resources using proper APA citation.
Resources:
Gladwell, M. (2010). Small change . The New Yorker, 86(30), 42–49. Copyright 2010 by Conde Nast Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Conde Nast Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Goldberg, R. A. (2010). The challenge of change: Social movements as non-state actors. Utah Law Review, (1), 65–79.
Ling, P. (1998). Martin Luther King’s half-forgotten dream . History Today, 48(4), 17–22. Copyright 1998 by History Today, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of History Today, Ltd. via the Copyright Clearance Center.