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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Social Movements

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Through the women’s rights movement, women were able to create a new identity based on freedom from patriarchal constraints. What social theory focuses on how ideology allows a new identity to emerge through a social movement?
  1. Alternative theory
  2. Identity theory
  3. New social movement theory
  4. Social theory
  5. Developmental theory
Explanation
Answer: C - The new social movement theory explains how the link between culture and ideology can create a new identity through a social movement. Women have found a new identity through the various phases of the women’s rights movement. Those who support gay marriage rights could help homosexuals realize a new identity if gay marriage is recognized in all states.
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