10th Standard Social Social Movements

 Social Movements

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers:

1. Environmental movements mean the scientific protest aimed at curtailing the various activities that are polluting the Earth.

2. Narmada Bachavo movement is led by Medha Patkar.

3. Dr Shivaram Karanth opposed the establishment of Kaiga in Karwar district nuclear power plant.
4. Women movement means movement that opposed the patriar Chal values exploiting women.

II. Discuss in groups and answer the following in 2 or 3 sentences:

1. What are the models of Mob behavior?
Ans: Mob is a collection of people which collects in place and indulges in temporary thinking, demands and the related emotional expression. This expression is called Mob Behaviour. Many times, unrestrained the behaviour of people gathered in a mob reflects social shortcomings of that particular society. Often people express their dissatisfaction with many social institutions. People also express their dissatisfaction with many government policies, attitudes and decisions on specific programmes.

 

2. What is Women’s movement? Give examples.
Ans: It is a movement that opposed the patriarchal values exploiting women and the creation of inequality on the basis of gender.
Example: dowry harassment, rape, kidnaps and acid attacks, etc.

 

3. Explain the nature of mob.
Ans: Mob is a collection of people which collects in place and indulges in a temporary thinking, demands and the related emotional expression. This expression is called Mob Behaviour.

 

4. Explain the Environmental movements, their meaning and nature.
Ans: Environmental movements are the scientific movements aimed at preserving the biological system. The Scientific protest aimed at curtailing the various activities that are polluting the Earth, air, and water. They never appear instantly. They are the result of many years of exploitations of nature and tribal people.

For example, Jarkhand Mukthi Morcha was formed in the year 1973. But before 1930, tribal people of Jharkhand had opposed the actions of companies that rendered thousands of tribal people displaced due to mining activities. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is one such result of these agitations.