Cuyamaca College Occupy Wall Street and Modern Day Social Movements Discussion

1) The Occupy Wall Street Movement is a current Social Movement in the U.S. Take a few minutes to review the following links to familiarize yourself somewhat with the movement:

Occupy Wall Street About Page (Links to an external site.)

Map: Occupy Wall Street, a global movement (Links to an external site.)

Occupy Wall Street In American History: An Interview With NYU Professor Robert Cohen (Links to an external site.)

• First discuss what type of movement this movement is and briefly define the movement type that you choose. The options are:
  • Reform movement
  • Revolutionary movement
  • Religious movement
  • Alternative movement
  • Resistance movement
• Now, think about the theories explaining social movements. Discuss which theory best applies to this movement and why. Be sure to give a brief description/definition of the theory. The social movement theory choices are:
  • Relative Deprivation Theory
  • Resource Mobilization, and
  • Frame Analysis
• Then discuss how society has changed from before the movement to now, if at all.
• Remember to give a brief description of the theory and movement type that you chose first.

2) Choose a modern day social movement from the following:

• Black Lives Matter
• LGBTQ movement (trans rights, gay rights, or any other–choose one)
• Me Too
• If you want to do a movement other than these, contact me first for approval.

This is a formal essay! The essay must include the following:

1. Introductory paragraph explaining what you will do in the essay.
2. Brief description of the movement in a way that someone who knows nothing about it will understand. Give enough information without overwhelming the reader. Make sure to mention key events.
3. Listing and definitions of the stages of social movements and examples to show what stages the movement you are discussing has already passed through and what the current stage of the movement is.
4. A determination of what type of movement it is using only the list below. Define the movement type and discuss why you think the movement you are discussing is this type.
   • Reform Movement
   • Revolutionary Movement
   • Religious Movement
   • Alternative Movement
   • Resistance Movement
5. Discuss which theory best applies to this movement and why. Be sure to give a brief description/definition of the social movement theory. Choose only one of the following:
   • Relative Deprivation Theory
   • Resource Mobilization, and
   • Frame Analysis
6. Discuss changes of society that have resulted from the movement
7. A final summary and closing.
8. References MLA Format