social movement
loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular set of goals
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Summary
social movement is a type of world view[1]. It draws 3,688 Wikipedia views per month (type of world view category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: group action[3], social process[4], collective behavior[5], social change[6], human impact[7], group of humans[8]
- Part of: society[9], activism[10]
- Commons category: Social movements[11]
- Has part(s): Reformism (historical)[12], radical politics[13]
- Participant: individual[14], organization[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Social movements[16]
- Has contributing factor: world view[17], relative deprivation[18], political process[19], ideology[20], collective action[21], resource[22], identity[23], self-efficacy[24]
- Main Wikidata property: P5004[25]
- Different from: dissidence[26], Общественное движение (значения)[27], social mobility[28]
- Has list: list of social movements[29]
- Studied by: Social movement theory[30]
- Practiced by: social activist[31]
- Has goal: social change[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
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Influence
Things named for social movement include men's rights movement[34], a political ideology[35].
Why It Matters
social movement has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include men's rights movement[34], a political ideology[35].