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An alternative social movement seeks limited societal change. It targets a small group of people and a specific behaviour, and attempt to change the behaviour of individual people in relation to that issue. An example would be a campaign to raise awareness about not sending text messages while driving or a campaign to erase bullying at schools. A redemptive social movement is a lifestyle intended to bring about a complete transformation of an individual through radical change. Redemptive social movements are often based on religion. Examples are the spread of Christianity and Alcoholics Anonymous. A reformative social movement works to create partial societal change in order to address injustices and inequalities. Reformative movements tend to have as their stated goal a desire to foster and promote positive change and achieve a just social order. Reformative movements tend to be single-issue movements. In many instances, the single issue will become a starting point for a larger platform of change and social restructuring. A revolutionary movement is dedicated to carrying out revolutionary reforms and gain some control of the state. An example is the Arab spring.
Exercise At the start of the training, you can ask the participants to discuss (in small groups) examples of social movements in their own country or region and to place them in the diagram. Ask the groups to discuss the two fundamental questions and to be as specific as possible about what they know about the social movement in question.
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