Social Change Reflection Paper

At the beginning of the semester, each student signed up for a social movement on Canvas (5 students per group). This reflection paper requires all students to participate in researching and analyzing their chosen social movement. Each group member will write their own research paper analyzing the social movement they signed up for at the beginning of the semester. Research information must come from legitimate sources, primarily academic ones, and can be from a variety of resources, such as books, web sites, journal articles, interviews, etc. The purpose of the reflection paper is to provide a socio-historical perspective on that particular movement. The bulk of the paper will be to provide a discussion of the social and cultural issues surrounding the movement, a discussion of the importance and effectiveness of the tactics used in the movements, and address the success or failure of the movement with regards to tactics and change. As a reference point, you can refer to chapters 7, 8 and 9 in your textbook. These chapters not only provide some historical knowledge of a number of movements but also individual, micro and macrostructural explanations of these movements. You will also be expected to do your own research in finding articles, websites, educational readings that provide content regarding your social movement to answer the questions in the assignment. The following are questions you should highlight/focus on as you set up your paper: - What defines a social movement? (organizational form, goals, tactic and participants) -Do social movements matter? Why does your social movement matter? -What strategies and tactics does your social movement employ/use to fulfill its objectives? -What accounts for the variation in tactics and strategies across your movement? -Who participates in your social movement? - How did our social movement decide who to recruit and why? -How do differences (social, race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) in the people that have chosen to participate in your social movement account for differences in tactics, narratives, successes, and failures in your movement? Who or what did your movement target? Was your movement successful in its objectives (mission)? What are some of the failures your movement experience? What does the future look like for your movement? Instructions Answer each question in the prompt with as much detail as possible (provide refences in ASA format- see link below for citation format instructions). Provide citations and reference page. American Sociological Association Citation Format Links to an external site. https://www.wpunj.edu/library/pdf/citationguides/asa-6_2020.pdfLinks to an external site. https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/documents/teaching/pdfs/Quick_Tips_for_ASA_Style.pdf(Links to an external site.) The paper should be uploaded as a doc file (only) and should be at least 3-5 pages (double spaced, Times Roman, 12 in font) (can be longer). Refer to the attached rubric for grading details. (Click the Settings icon in the upper right-hand corner of the assignment.) Access to the assignment will close 24 hours after the due date/time. Assignments posted late (within 24 hours after due date) will be docked 5% per hour. No makeups after 24 hours after due date. This assignment aligns with Module 6, objectives 1-6.