1. The Occupy Wall Street Movement is a current Social Movement in the U.S. Take a few minutes to r ...

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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. Think about the concepts/topics that we have discussed in class. Choose the one that spoke to you the most and do the following: (just choose one from above) Define and explain the concept Discuss why it is important and how it impacts society Discuss why it spoke to you the most