Social Movements — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Reformative movement:

• Reformist social movements strive to change the existing social and political arrangements through gradual, incremental steps.

Examples: The reorganization of Indian states on the basis of language.

• Right to Information campaign.

Revolutionary movement:

• Revolutionary social movements attempt to radically transform social relations, often by capturing state power.

Example: The Bolshevik revolution in Russia that deposed the Tsar to create a communist state.

• Naxalite movement in India that seeks to remove oppressive landlords and state officials.
• French Revolution aimed at overthrowing the monarchy.
• In Britain, the industrial revolution brought about social upheaval.