ial movements, but they all share one common factor; all that is really needed is for a person to have an idea and a desire for change.We see now what makes people join social movements, let’s find out what types of social movements exist. Since all social movements main goal is to focus on some type of social change, either their target or the amount of change they seek can classify them all. One type of social movement is the alternative social movement, which seeks only to alter some particular behavior of people. One prominent example of this would be the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of the early 1900’s. Their main goal was to stop the consumption of alcohol. The members of this organization where convinced that if they got rid of alcohol then problems such as spouse abuse and poverty would go away. Redemptive social movements also target individuals, but here the aim is for total change. An example is a religious social movement that stresses con-version. In fundamentalist Christianity, for example, when someone converts to Christ, the entire person is supposed to change, not just some specific behavior. Self-centered acts are to be replaced by loving behaviors toward others, as the convert becomes, in their terms, a “new creation.” Another type is reformative which seeks to reform specific aspects of society. Transformative, transforms the social order itself with a new version. Individuals involved in social movements no longer strive to change the aspects in their own area it has now become a global effort.What types of tactics do social movements use to get their “job done?” How do they select their tactics? The leaders of a social movement can choose from a variety of tactics. Should they peacefully boycott, march, or hold an all-night candle-lit vigil? Or should they bomb a building, blow up an airplane, or assassinate a key figure? Social movements have a...
