Name and describe the types of social movements

What will be an ideal response?


Types of social movements can be classified according to the degree of change they attempt to create. In order of increasing effect, they are: an alternative movement (limited changes in individuals), a redemptive movement (more complete changes in individuals), a reformative movement (partial change in a society), and a revolutionary movement (total change of a society).

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The policy recommendations arising out of criticism of American education take two main forms: __________ and __________

a. reactionary; reform b. conservative; liberal c. new; old d. practical; impractical e. public; private

Sociology

________ prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance

a. Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments Act b. The 1965 Civil Rights Act c. The Equal Education Act of 1984 d. The Equal Rights Amendment of 1972

Sociology

From a feminist perspective the ________ divide is the most basic, persistent, prevalent, and resistant to change

a. racial b. gender c. age d. class

Sociology

A primary reason why Americans' health is poor compared with other developed nations is __________

a. American physicians have less training than physicians in other developed nations b. America's infant mortality rate is lower than in other developed nations c. America's poor and minority populations have poor health d. America has fewer doctors than in other developed nations

Sociology