New Social Movements

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New Social Movements

• New Social Movements
• Environmental
• Feminism---
• Gay liberation--
• Lesbian Feminism in Stein
• anti-nuclear power and weapons movements.
• peace movements--particularly those of the
  early 1980s
• Features
• Middle class or unclear class basis
• Qualitative rather than material goals
• Vs. hierarchy
• Focus on Civil Society and Identity building

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Why New Social Movements?

• 1. Postmaterialism
• Ronald Inglehart
• Maslow Hierarchy of needs
• From Economic to Qualitative Concerns
• 2. Invasion of the Life-world
• Jurgen Habermas, Claus Offe

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Possible Impacts of New NSMs

• 1. New Party Divisions
• 2. Organizational Structure
• 3. Focus on Identity/Community

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The Decentering of Lesbian Feminism

• Questions
• What is a Lesbian?
• What are the costs and benefits of a community
  marked by a shared identity?