Ideological/Social Movements

Definition

These are large groups of people who come together because they share common beliefs about how society should function or be organized. They work collectively towards achieving societal change based on these shared ideologies.

Related terms

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education.

Feminism: A social movement aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.

Environmentalism: A political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities.