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Social Movement and Social Change
Differentiate between social change and social movement.
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| No. | Points | Social movement | Social change |
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1. |
Meaning | Social change does not follow any such sequence. | Social movement has a life cycle: it sequence. emerges, operates for the specified cause and declines. |
| 2. | Process | Social change is embedded in society; it may not always be a deliberate and conscious struggle. | Social movement is an organised and planned activity. |
| 3. | Universality | Social change is universal and inevitable | Although social movements are found in all societies, it cannot be said that they are universally present all the time in all societies. |
| 4. | Impact | Every form of social change may not be the result of social movements. | Every social movement aims to alter society and is instrumental in bringing about social change. |
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