SOCIAL ACTIVISM: THEORIES AND METHODS
Journal Title: Revista Universitara de Sociologie - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Social activism is a corollary for social change. Social activism is about doing, acting, mobilizing the resources and supporting leadership to bring change in society. The paper tries to define the concept of the social activism, to reveal the theories about social activism and social movements and to bring to attention some methods for the study of the social activism.
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Veronica DUMITRAŞCU
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