Social movement

South Asia

1800sG.S Ghurye1900sIrawati KarveM. N. SrinivasMiddle East

1400sIbn KhaldunEurope

1700sAuguste ComteEmmanuel Joseph Sieyès1800sÉmile DurkheimHarriet MartineauKarl MarxGeorg SimmelHerbert SpencerFerdinand TönniesMax Weber1900sMichel FoucaultJürgen HabermasNorth America

1800sJane AddamsErnest BurgessW.E.B. Du BoisGeorge Herbert MeadThorstein Veblen1900sJames ColemanPatricia Hill CollinsErving GoffmanPaul LazarsfeldCharles Wright MillsRobert K. MertonTheda SkocpolDorothy E. SmithListsBibliographyTerminologyJournalsOrganizationsPeopleTimelineBy country Society portalvteA social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one. This may be to carry out a social change, or to resist or undo one. It is a type of group action and may involve individuals, organizations, or both. Social movements have been described as "organizational structures and strategies that may empower oppressed populations to mount effective challenges and resist the more powerful and advantaged elites". They represent a method of social change from the bottom within nations.