Read the material on Social Movements and their characteristics.
Conduct research on the Internet to identify a social movement from the past or present at a local, state or national level about which you have some passion. Find an inspiring, contemporary example of courage and conviction that is working for social change.
Address the following questions in a three to four-page paper (not including title page and references). Your paper should include a formal introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs and conclusion with proper APA in-text citations and reference page: Briefly provide an overview of your selected social movement / change effort you selected.
Explain how the social movement / change effort you identified fits 3 or more characteristics of a social movement as described in the material from Encyclopedia Britannica, citing the article to support your conclusions.
Explain how the social change effort / movement you selected uses activism, advocacy, and/or education to advance its cause.
Provide a critique of the successes and failures of your selected social movement.
The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers identifies the professional responsibilities of social workers to advance justice, economically and socially, for the poor, oppressed or vulnerable. Explain how the movement you identified supports these values.
Explain how the movement you identified demonstrates aspects of Empowerment Theory as described in chapter four of your text and your thoughts on the usefulness of this theory in advancing the cause and movement you identified.
Describe how this social movement and change effort may help to reduce oppression, racism, bias, or unjust uses of power or promote human rights or justice, socially or economically.