Consider the following statements on new social movements:
Statement I: Often, these social movements unite participants within class boundaries.
Statement II: New social movements are not just about old issues of economic inequality.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Statement I: Often, these social movements unite participants within class boundaries. — Incorrect. New social movements often unite participants across class boundaries. The women's movement, for example, includes urban middle-class feminists as well as poor peasant women.
Statement II: New social movements are not just about old issues of economic inequality. — Correct. Old issues of economic inequality are only part of these movements. Identity, culture and aspirations also shape them.
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