Introduction
- A social movement can be defined as a large number of people acting together on behalf of some objectives or ideas.
- Usually, it involves the use of non – institutionalized means, such as marches and protest to support or oppose social change.
- Social movement involves a substantial number of people, and usually continued for an extended length of time.
Features of social movement
- It is an effort by a group of people
- It aims to bring or resist a change in the society
- It may organize or unorganized
- It may be peaceful or violent
- Its life is not certain, may continue or may die out soon.