Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:
Select an example which can be termed a social movement s.
Options:
Villagers collectively thrash a thief in the night.
Government officers meet in a hall.
Women mobilize themselves against Alcoholism and form an organization.
Labourers chilling in their lunch break.
Correct Answer:
Women mobilize themselves against Alcoholism and form an organization.
Explanation:
.A social movement requires sustained collective action over time. Such action is often directed against the state and takes the form of demanding changes in state policy or practice. Spontaneous, disorganised protest cannot be called a social movement either. Collective action must be marked by some degree of organisation