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Artistic movements: see list of art movements. Independence movements: see lists of active separatist movements and list of historical separatist movements; Revolutionary movements: see List of revolutions and rebellions; Religious and spiritual movements: see List of religions and spiritual traditions and List of new religious movements
Founded in 1981 by historians Herbert Gutman and Stephen Brier as the American-Working Class History Project, [1] the project grew out of a 1977–80 series of National Endowment for the Humanities summer seminars that introduced new social history scholarship to trade union members from diverse occupations and backgrounds, most of whom had no college experience. [2]
Pages in category "Social movements in the United States" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
McCormack suggested that the name “Social Organization” would be appropriate for a new section interested in collective behavior and social movements. However, John Lofland , who was central in the effort to establish an entirely separate section within the ASA for this cause, responded adamantly that the title should pay homage to the ...
The main aim of the successful civil rights movement and other social movements for civil rights included ensuring that the rights of all people were and are equally protected by the law. These include but are not limited to the rights of minorities , women's rights , disability rights and LGBT rights .
A social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one. [1] [2] This may be to carry out a social change, or to resist or undo one.
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The United States Social Forum is an ongoing series of gatherings of social justice activists in the United States which grew out of the World Social Forum process, [1] bringing together activists, organizers, people of color, working people, poor people, and indigenous people from across the United States.