Using the work of Axel Honneth, explain how a contemporary social movement or collective effort likely involves a group’s effort to have their identity loved, respected, and esteemed.
What will be an ideal response?
• Most contemporary or new social movements revolve around identity politics and thus most collective efforts are trying to open up a social space where an identity can be accepted, if not celebrated
You might also like to view...
Which theory argues that confronting a negative stereotype results in a rejection of that view in favor of a more positive self-perception?
A. perceived competence theory B. stereotype threat theory C. labeling theory D. resilience theory
Based on the death rates in the year of birth, life expectancy shows the average length of life of a(n) __________—a group of people born within a specified period of time
a. associate b. consociate c. cohort d. partisan
Which of the following organizations do sociologists recognize as having become institutionalized?
a. AFL-CIO b. NOW c. CIA d. the media
A veteran police officer's criticism of a rookie police officer for not acting aggressively enough during an altercation with a suspect is an example of a
a. positive formal sanction. b. positive informal sanction. c. negative formal sanction. d. negative informal sanction.