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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

How can you assess the significance of social movements in the digital era? Explain.

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M. S. A. Rao defined a social movement as sustained collective mobilisation, through formal or informal organisation, aimed at changing the existing system. Digital media have made mobilisation cheap and instant. Crowd size or hashtag counts therefore no longer show significance. It has to be judged against clearer yardsticks.

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  • Yardsticks of assessment
  • Theories behind the yardsticks
  • Factors that reduce significance
  • Conclusion

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