π American anthropologist David Aberle provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing social movements in his book.
π‘ Aberle identifies four types of social movements: alterative, redemptive, reformative, and transformative.
π There are four types of social movements categorized based on the level and type of change they seek.
β¨ An alterative movement aims for partial individual change, like efforts to stop drunk driving or promote recycling.
π Redemptive movements aim for total individual change, often associated with religious movements and the search for a new inner-state.
π There are four types of social movements: religious, reformative, transformative, and revolutionary.
π Religious movements aim for complete personal transformation.
π Reformative movements seek partial social change, such as the Women's Suffrage Movement.
π Transformative movements strive for total social change, like revolutions.
π Transformative movements seek to change or destroy the current system.
π Social movements can be a combination of different types and can change over time.
π Movements can have multiple goals and target both the social system and individual level.
π‘ Analyzing the ideology and behaviors of both the movement as a whole and the individuals involved is crucial in understanding social movements.
π Examining the day-to-day lives of the people in the movement, along with their formal messaging, helps determine the nature of the movement, whether it's alterative or transformative.
π Contextualizing social movements by considering historical periods or the modern society they exist in is necessary for classification and analysis.
π Key factors to consider when analyzing social movements: power dynamics, groups in power, groups seeking power, repression, and societal norms.
β³ Historical context is important when analyzing social movements and their means, as norms and acceptability change over time.
π David Aberle's framework from 1966 provides a useful classification system for analyzing social movements.