Learning Objectives

14.1 Define a social movement and explain its core components.

14.2 Explain the core theories of why people participate in social movements.

14.3 Describe how the media covers social movements and the role of framing, selection and description bias, and the protest paradigm in this process.

14.4 Define the multiple dimensions of social movement success, including acceptance and new advantages.

14.5 Apply the concept of public sociology to the research you have learned in this book and your class.