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.