Social Movements Explored

Individuals use social movements when they feel a social institution is unjust. Current theoretical perspectives on social movements provide an awareness of the nature of social movements and their role in defining human behavior. In terms of human services, it is important to be able to recognize and assess the costs and benefits to individuals who participate in social movement activities (for example, healthcare reform, charity organizations, and disability movements) as well as the effects of social movements on human behavior.

Tasks:
Using the vignette provided in this module, your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, conduct research to support your response.
In a 3- to 4-page essay, address the following:

• Provide a summary of the vignette's key points as related to the social movements it represents. Identify and describe the concepts from this module that can be applied to the vignette to describe human behavior (i.e., cultural framing).
• Identify and discuss the effects of the identified social movement on the individual described in the vignette.
• Provide a summary of service methods or options that could be used to support this person. You can use examples you have identified in your own community as well.