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Question: Most of the issues we have discussed: poverty, homelessness, inequality, homosexuality, crime, drugs, gender issues, race, work, family - can all be viewed from the perspective of social movements. Consider the issue of race. Our history includes brutal institutional racism such as slavery, segregation, apartheid in South Africa. The civil rights movement, led by people like Martin Luther King, was successful in making gradual changes, that eventually led to the election of the first African American president, Barack Obama. In the same American election when we celebrate success on the racial front, issues of same-sex rights took a step back with laws passed in many states to overturn same-sex marriage. So these movements progress, stall, and regress. Social movements include protests and civil disobedience which can be disruptive, but are also a reflection of political expression in democracies.

Please complete the following. Your responses to the question(s) below should be between 100-500 words.

Reflect back on the issues discussed throughout this course and answer all three questions:

Are there any issues you feel strongly enough about to make a political statement through protests?

What explains your strong feeling to get involved in a social movement?

What type of social movement would you advocate and what theory explains your social movement?