Social Movement Theorists What explains soci

What explains social movements? Knuttila (2002: 98-120) reports that prior to the development of new social movement theory, the predominant way of explaining the rise of social movements was the Marxian class conflict model. However, a host of social movements arising in both Europe and American during the 1960s and 1970s, did not fit this model. These movements emphasized group or collective identity as well as values and lifestyles above developed ideologies; moreover, thes

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