Social Movements: Effectiveness in Addressing Gender Inequality Issues

This essay examines social movements, focusing on gender inequality and relevant sociological theories. It defines social movements and analyzes their effectiveness in achieving positive social change, particularly in addressing gender-based violence and unequal pay. The essay discusses various theories, including socialization, cognitive development, and social role theory, to understand the persistence of gender inequalities. It also explores the role of media in promoting gender equality and the importance of integrating a gender perspective in social interventions. The conclusion emphasizes that social movements can bring about social change, highlighting the need for continued efforts to address gender inequalities through community involvement and policy changes. Desklib provides access to similar essays and study resources for students.

Social Movements and
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Definition social movement ........................................................................................................1
Define, analyse and theories .......................................................................................................2
How effective the social movement.............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
A social movement is loosely organized efforts by large group of people in achieving the
particular goals, political one or typically social. This may be carry out within undo social
change or resist, and may also involve individuals or organization. Gender inequalities are the
social phenomenon in which the women and men are not treated equally. Basically, this
treatment may be arisen from the distinction regarding the psychology or culture norms in
society and some of this distinction are grounded, while by other for appearing to be social
constructs. Social movement that have been sustained campaign in support with social group,
typically having implementation or the prevention of change in society values or structure.
Differences in pay between the women and men capture about the variety of possible
dimensions, including the work education, occupation and experiences (Max,2019). With the
prevalences of Gender discrimination and many other social norms and practices, exposed to the
possibility of child domestic work, poor education and health, violence and exploitation. While
many of this manifestation will not change unless women are values more. The main issues is
about for unequal pay, racism, women are promoted less often than men, fear for asking to be
paid high worth and so on. This essay will also discuss the various theories as socialization,
cognitive, social role theory. Gender based violence is being targeted within the individual or
groups on the basis of their gender. This evidence should be suggested that women are being
more likely to be victims of gender based violences. In sociology and gender studies 'doing
gender' rather than being an innate quality of individuals, also lead within the psychologically
ingrained social construct that are being actively surfaces in everyday human interactions.
MAIN BODY
Definition social movement
Social movement are being defined as network which are informal interaction between
the plurality of groups, individuals or organization, culture conflicts or engaged within the
political, on the basis of shared collective identities. The theory about the social movement
which argues the development when the individual or group with the grievances are being able to
mobilize the sufficient resources for taking action Li & et.al., (2021). Along with this also
emphasis about resources which explain some deprived or discontented are able to organize
while other are not. Social movement have the goals that try to cause the total change in specific
individuals. This is being purposeful, organized within the striving to work towards some
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common goals and this could also create the change to resist change or for providing voice to
those otherwise having some many other social changes. Special interest that are being
individual or groups which work within the system or conventional political activities such as
gender inequalities and so on. In contrast, social movement often keep for working with system
by engaging the various kind of protest, including demonstration and sometimes outright
violences. It could also being having the implementation or the prevention of change in society
structure or values Yates (2021). Although, having social movement this could be also differed
in size, as they are essentially collective and ensure for working with some effective concepts.
While having focus on the Gender inequalities of social movement for achieving the sustainable
about radical positive action to redress and have the long-standing inequalities at multiple
concepts. Social movement that can succeed when the individual or group are the grass roots
level for having nurtures, cultivated or connected, moreover, having both towards the effective
movement cause and through having relationship between the movement members.
Define, analyse and theories
Over the years, the world has got for achieving closer to Gender inequalities. This also
have better representation about the women in politics, more economic opportunities and having
the better healthcare at various place around the country. However, the World Economic Forum
estimates about how it will take some another century before gender equality and this could
become the reality. According to author, women still have less access to education than men and
this group make up the 620% of the people with having no completion and basic education
(Wilson, 2019). In fact, most of the economics give the women with three-fourth rights to men.
This also shows about the if employment become more even playing field, it also has the positive
effect on some other areas prone to gender inequalities.
As per Crespí-Llorén, Hernández-Aguado & Chilet-Rosell (2021) argue that, gender
socialization is being expects with having different attitudes and behaviours from women and
men. Gender socialization is being high tendency for women and men to be socialized within the
raised to conform to the men gender role and women are raised to conform gender or role. A
gender role is being set of personalities, attitudes and behaviour characteristics expected and
encouraged of person that might be based on men and women. Socialization means by which the
human infants about begin to acquire the skills necessary to perform the functioning member of
their society. Although, having cultural variability, manifest action, customs and behaviour of
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while working social group and the better fundamental expression of culture is being found at the
various individual or group level. The expression can only occur after an individual which has
been socialized by their family, parent and extended by social networks. Brzezinski, (2021) said
that, cognitive developmental theory, based on gender as the basic organizer and regulator within
the children gender learning. Along with this once for achieving the gender constancy this could
also lead within belief that positively value with their effective identity and seek for behave only
in ways that are being congruent conception. In response within the negative finding, the gender
constancy measure was effectively modified to have demonstrated and assessment procedure
rather than the theory for the lack of linkage of gender constancy to gender inequalities conduct.
Social role theory argue about the widely shared develop from the gender division of labour that
characteristics a society. This also keep gendered division of workforce give men and women
differentiated skills or context that is being culturally associated with one gender and shape
behaviour directly through having expectation members from for one another behaviours.
How effective the social movement
In order with having any action or intervention around the rights, equality or democracy
to be successful. It also includes and have the value gender equality as part of their analysis and
intervention are being unlikely to succeed in their goals for contributing to equality. This also
seems about integrating the gender perspective is not just about including women and thinking
women and men minorities rather than just gendered poultices provided in terms and also ensure
for alternative way for being and doing themselves serve to transform power relation Orazani &
et.al., (2021). The media have taken some measure steps for identifying the diffuse mass
communication and important towards the social movement because they are being legitimate
movement issues, provide the effective social movement as having effective opportunities to
shape them with public understanding issues and mobilize the public to action.
Role of media have taken some measure steps so that can easily help at workplace or
some other place lead towards the gender equalities. As they have raised the voice of people,
contribute more towards the goals of movement while by putting the pressure on government and
business and minds of individual or group. Along with this also making the help of media this
also keep for demonstrated and defend the gender equalities. Corry & Reiner (2021) said that,
Media that plays the crucial role for the social movement from the traditional legacy to online
media and still have the influence power for the perception and ideas about the role of women in
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society. By challenging some traditional and culture norms with regarding gender perception
both in content and also have the effective concepts for the media houses. The media have also
encouraged to produce the gender-transformative content and that help for developing self-
regulatory equality policies, by including the access for decision-making positions. Evaluation
and monitoring mechanism needed to be set up with having effective progress within the sector.
This also seems for creating the gender equality at workplace, management and content.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it had been seems that, social movement (gender inequalities) is being
effective as this can bring about social change, and they do bring it. This also seems that not only
social movement bring about changes but sometime social changes gives birth to movement.
While social change often breeds social movement and in turn with having additional changes. In
above discussion, some author had described about the social movement is being ineffective due
to their fewer social changes and do not have public support. But the gender inequalities act have
been passed by the government at every place and also become wider part, more enlightened
approaches for involving communities in change.
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REFERENCES
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Crespí-Lloréns, N., Hernández-Aguado, I., & Chilet-Rosell, E. (2021). Have policies tackled
gender inequalities in health? A scoping review. International journal of environmental
research and public health. 18(1). 327.
Li, M. & et.al., (2021). Twitter as a tool for social movement: An analysis of feminist activism
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