Sociology / Unit 10 Soc 1796 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Four Stages of a Social Movement
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The idea
A social movement passes through four stages: preliminary, when leaders emerge; coalescence, when people organize; institutionalization, becoming staffed; and decline.
In practice
A movement beginning as scattered concern, organizing into a coordinated campaign, then formalizing into a staffed organization illustrates the first three stages.
Where people slip
Decline can mean the movement achieved its goal, lost relevance, or fragmented; it names an ending, not a cause.
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