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Explain the major components of social movements. |
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Answer» M.S.A. Rao in his edited volume on Social Movements in India has highlighted the significance of ideology, collective mobilization, organization and leadership in social movements. 1. Ideology: provides a broad frame of action and collective mobilisation in the social movement. It also provides legitimacy to the process of interest articulation and organized collective action. 2. Collective Mobilization: The nature and direction of a social movement is widely shaped by the nature of collective mobilisation. Collective mobilisation may be radical, non-institutionalized, spontaneous, large scale or it may be non-violent, institutionalized, sporadic and restricted. 3. Leadership and Organization: These are closely linked to the process of collective mobilisation. A leader can be a charismatic figure or a democratically elected one. |
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