For example‚ in 1920‚ Gandhi led the famous non-cooperation movement which was a significant phase of the Indian independence movement. This movement was supported by the Indian National Congress and was aimed to resist the British rule in India through a non-violent means. The success of this movement came as a total shock to British authorities; however‚ the movement resulted in a number of violent clashes between the local police and protesters in which three
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Describe and explain variations between new and old social movements (12 marks) Social movements are groups or organisations that focus on particular political or social issues. The two main types of social movement‚ Old Social Movements and New Social Movements‚ share similarities but also have noticeable differences. Bagguley argues that Old Social Movements are mainly influenced by class and economic factors. Many OSMs take the form of Trade Unions. For example‚ there are several teachers
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Assess the sociological explanations for the growth of new religious movements. By: Amy Rashid Over the years‚ there has been a growth of new religious movements in the society. This growth can be explained in terms of why people chose to join the movements or in terms of wider social changes. Hence‚ in this essay‚ I shall discuss several sociological explanations for this occurrence. Firstly‚ Steve Bruce (1995‚ 1996) attributes the development of a range of religious institutions‚ including sects
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“Breaking News! Indian citizen Mohandas Gandhi is organizing a protest to reduce British taxes on salt‚ 36 years after he made a compromise with the South African government about Indian suffrage. This was accomplished by what Gandhi and what other Hinduist followers consider satyagraha; or civil disobedience.” I switched the small‚ tattered‚ black and white TV off. I was amazed how one leader could bring down a strong government with a big military force‚ just with civil disobedience. Ever since
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Rome to the Indian Independence Movement‚ civil disobedience has been among us for so long‚ and each society is able to build off its predecessors’ mistakes.Henry Thoreau inspired generations to come in his essay‚ “Civil Disobedience”‚ and the effect of it was widespread.In fact‚ while in jail‚ Mahatma Gandhi picked up a copy of Thoreau’s essay and was able to utilize the tactics discussed by Thoreau to successfully challenge Britain’s control over India.That movement created a template itself as the
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During the 1960s there was a brutally violent civil rights movement that was meant to end racial discrimination and segregation against African Americans. The civil rights movement was won in a way‚ there was no longer racial segregation‚ and they were gained other human rights such as the right to vote. The civil rights movement would not have been won without the efforts of people such as Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ John F Kennedy‚ Malcolm X‚ and Thurgood Marshall. For all the people
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Kristina Haag GKE Task 3 December 2‚2012 Part A I have chosen to discus Colonialism of North America. From the very beginning it was a race between Spain and England to see who would colonize North America. While the Spanish were first England was shown to be the ultimate victor in the race. I have chosen to focus on the colonization of the New World through England. Although there were other countries involved England was the most influential. Some of the reasons why England decided
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religious movements [16] New religious movements are always increasing. These movements have always existed but there was a big increase in the 20th century‚ especially since the 1960s. Roy Wallis categorized these NRM (Wallis‚ 1984). He divides new religious movements into three main groups. Like Troeltsch‚ the principal criterion he uses to categorize religious organizations in their relationship to the outside world. He therefore distinguishes between them according to whether the movement and its
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Dr Radhakrishnan said of Kamaladevi “She has the intelligence to think and the eloquence to transmit great ideas”. She also had the courage to challenge those who were in power as she did when she was a young woman working in the freedom movement. Few took on Sardar Patel as she did and survived in the political arena. She even challenged Gandhi whom she revered. Kamaladevi took Gandhiji’s teaching of pursuit of Truth to heart even if it meant challenging him. Gandhi‚ Nehru‚ Sardar Patel accepted
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David E. Dominguez April 21‚ 2013 ECC RM 169 Introduction to Chicano Studies Midterm Have you ever noticed the numerous similarities between you and your peers? No? Perhaps the way you speak upon one another‚ the tone‚ maybe the diction‚ or even the syntax of your voice can all be apart of ones culture. However‚ communication is only one of the very many key elements when taking in and digesting the term‚ ‘Culture’ along with its eclectic and widespread meaning. Now‚ when
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