SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. — sociology STD 12 Arts — Question

• Opposition to the established system is called 'opposition movement'.
• When a person is not satisfied with an established system, he begins to oppose it.
• Some sociologists have tried to define the antagonistic movement.
• According to S. N. Egentet, "a protest movement is a movement that expresses dissatisfaction or a demand that is not satisfied."
• This type of behavior is a mass movement, called an 'opposition movement'.
• Opposing movement has only expression. They are not associated with any action.
• These reactions are in the form of change.

• Opposition movements are mainly associated with the following three things:

1. For dissatisfaction and injustice: People express dissatisfaction against certain events that take place in the society when it does not seem appropriate.
2. For demands: In the opinion of some individuals, some kind of incident should not happen in the society or if such an incident happens, demands are made against it.
3. For resistance demands: This kind of agitation takes place in the society when the traditional system is removed and a new system is established and people do not like it.

• There is an event in the society which causes new demands.
• E.g. For example, when the incidence of theft increases, people demand that arrangements be made to reduce it.

• People make protest movements when economic and social problems increase in the society.
• Such as agitation against price rise, corruption etc., agitation against atrocities against women etc.
• Sometimes people feel deprived of their social order.
• They oppose it when they are not asked about the reconstruction of society.
• Opposition movement is found in all types of society, developed or underdeveloped.
• The form of the antagonistic movement may be different in every society.
• Opposition movement is more prevalent in a democratic society, as there is more freedom of expression in a democratic society.
• Most of these types of movements are related to political events and are conducted by political parties.