Social Movements Sociology - Social Movements

Differentiate between Reformative and Revolutionary Movement.

Mention the reasons for caste based specialization among traditional business communities.

Bring out the differences between social change and social movement.

Mention the issues which agitated the Jharkhand leaders.

State the features of new farmer's movements.

How have social reformers helped in the emancipation of woman in India?

Explain the major ecological movements in India.

Write a note on tribal movement with special reference to Jharkhand.

What were the major women’s issues taken up by the various reformers in Indian history?

In what way the new social movements are different from the old social movements.

Environmental movements often also contain economic and identity issues. Discuss.

Explain the theory of relative deprivation, logic of collective action and theory of resource mobilisation.

Explain different theories of social movement.

Read the given passage and answer the following questions: Speech by Ankush Kale, who was born in a Pardhi community, at a public meeting The Pardhis are very skillful hunters. Yet society recognises us only as criminals... Our community has to undergo police torture under the charge of theft. Wherever there is a theft in the village, it is we who got arrested. The police exploit our womenfolk and we have to witness their humiliation. Society tries to keep us at a distance because we are called thieves. But have people ever tried to give us a thought? Why do our people steal? It is this society that is responsible for turning us into thieves. They never employ us because we are Pardhis.Source: Sharmila Rege, Writing Caste/Writing Gender: Narrating Dalit women’s testimonies (Zubaan/Kali, New Delhi, 2006).

1. What kind of treatment are the Pardhis given by society? Why does the writer object to this?
2. Is it true that women of tribal communities are more vulnerable? Why do you think this is the case?
3. Discrimination and prejudice of the sort faced by the Pardhis can often result in the emergence of social movements. Discuss any example of such a social movement that you know about.

Discuss the importance of the study of Social Movements for sociology.