Assignment
Collective Action for Social Movements
• Read Loeb's reflection on Rosa Parks (2010, p. 1) in the Learning Resources for an example of individual versus collective efforts to promote social change.
• Use the Walden Library to research and locate an article on one of the following social movements: African American civil rights, Chicano movement, American Indian or "Red Power" movement, women's rights, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights, or disability rights.
• As you review selected resources, look for both direct and indirect references to the human resources required to transform this issue into a movement.
Create a 2-page analysis answer to the following questions:
• What did the collective effort accomplish that an individual could not?
• In what ways does group involvement cause these movements to be sustainable or have long-lasting impact?
Include one reference from your selected resources on a social movement and two references from this week's Learning Resources using proper APA citation.
Resources:
• Gladwell, M. (2010). Small change. The New Yorker, 86(30), 42-49. Copyright 2010 by Conde Nast Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Conde Nast Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
• Goldberg, R. A. (2010). The challenge of change: Social movements as non-state actors. Utah Law Review, (1), 65-79. Ling, P. (1998). Martin Luther King's half-forgotten dream. History Today, 48(4), 17-22. Copyright 1998 by History Today, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of History Today, Ltd. via the Copyright Clearance Center.