Describe any two types of social movements.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Alternative social movements focus on changing some people's attitudes or behavior in a specific way. They typically emphasize spirituality, self-improvement, or physical well-being.These movements are the least threatening to the status quo because they seek limited change and only for some people.Redemptive social movements (also called religious or expressive movements) propose a dramatic change, but only for some people. They're usually based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs, promising some form of salvation or rebirth. Examples include any religious movements that actively seek converts.Reformative social movements want to change everyone, but only in a particular way. Examples include groups that champion the rights of disabled people, LGBT people, crime victims, fat people, and animals.Resistance social movements (also called reactionary movements) try to preserve the status quo by blocking change or undoing change. Resistance movements are often called countermovements because they usually form immediately after an earlier movement has created change. For example, antiabortion groups that arose in the United States shortly after the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973), which legalized abortion, seek to reverse that decision.Revolutionary social movements want to completely destroy the existing social order and replace it with a new one. These movements range from utopian groups that withdraw from society and try to create their own to terrorists who use violence and intimidation.
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a) In the late 19th century both the allopathic approach and the homeopathic approach were popular. b) The homeopathic approach accepted the germ theory of disease but thought that other aspects of a person's life also influenced health and recovery from disease. c) The homeopathic approach has increasing been integrated with the allopathic approach is areas such as pain management. d) In the early 20th century, the homeopathic approach became dominant in American medical training.
What best explains why FGM is so popular in the countries where it is practiced?
A. patriarchy B. religious customs C. the lower value of men's virginity D. poverty
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What will be an ideal response?
The Oneida community existed in New York State from 1840 to 1880, and its members were all married to one another. That is, all the men in the community were married to all the women, and all the women were married to all the men. This highly religious community would be an example of ________.
A. polygamy B. matrilineal descent C. egalitarianism D. serial monogamy