A group of Year 12 students forms a campaign called Fair Screens after their school introduces a new policy that uses monitoring software on student laptops. Fair Screens argues the policy is overly intrusive and wants the school to replace it with a less invasive approach. They create an online information page, collect student stories, meet with the principal and school council, and encourage students to wear a specific badge on Mondays to show support. Some parents and staff oppose the campaign, arguing the monitoring software is necessary to keep students safe and focused.
b. Explain the purpose of the Fair Screens campaign as a social movement, using the scenario to support your answer.
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In this unit, students explore the ways sociologists have thought about the idea of community and how various types of community are experienced. They examine the relationship between social movements and social change, including the nature, purpose, power, and outcomes of social movements.
Students investigate the sociological concept of power, the nature and purpose of social movements, types and stages of social movements, and how power is used by movements and their opposition. They evaluate the influence of social movements on social change, referencing Erica Chenoweth’s work, and analyse a specific social movement in detail.
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