Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:
Statement 1:New social movements only focus upon economic inequality.
Statement 2: New social movements were not about changing the distribution of power in society but about quality-of-life issues such as having a clean environment.
Identify the incorrect statement.
Options:
Statement 1
Statement 2
Both
None
Correct Answer:
Statement 1
Explanation:
The old social movements functioned within the frame of political parties. The Indian National Congress led the Indian National Movement. The Communist Party of China led the Chinese Revolution. Today some believe that ‘old’ class based political action led by trade unions and workers’ parties is on the decline. Others argued that in the affluent West with its welfare state, issues of class based exploitation and inequality were no longer central concerns. So the ‘new’ social movements were not about changing the distribution of power in society but about quality-of-life issues such as having a clean environment.