Social Movement
A social movement can be described as an individual, a group of people, or organizations with self or outer motive to purposely carry out an action. These formations, in a self-cohesive manner, gather their thoughts to concentrate on creating an idealistic solution to counteract social or political conflicts. There are many theories to what causes a social movement. A common theory is the classical model in which the theory states that when a prominent disturbance is introduced into the social environment it creates a psychological anxiety amongst individuals that are affected within the boundaries of the environment. Feeling the need to do something, the individuals then materialize their thoughts and ideas forming the social movement. Many
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This war eventually led to the oppression of the Mexican population for years to come in the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, parts of Texas, and other states with a sizeable Hispanic population. The very people that helped define the south west were suffocated and forced to stay silent by treating them with harsh and unnecessary prejudice. It wasn’t until the 1940’s when the movement gained steam because of moral victories such as the rise of the pachuco sub-culture, but the individuals who had a sense of self identity were targeted by sailors who thought that this pachuco or zoot suit culture was un-American epically during the time of war thus leading to the 1943 zoot suit riots of Los Angeles. Eventually 1950’s labor activism spilled over onto the 1960s and early 1970s becoming the golden era of the Chicano Movement. The spine of todays modern Chicano Movement. Although there are many aspects that fueled the Chicano movement one instrumental factor that transcended the Chicano movement during this time was the formation of the United Farmers Workers Association. The U.F.W.A is undisputedly seen as the pinnacle of breaking social constructs that were hindering Mexican-Americans in the US during the 1960’s. The U.F.W.A was formed in 1966 with the merger of Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by Larry Itliong, a prominent labor figure on the west coast, and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by Ceaser Chavez and Dolores Huerta, also prominent activists and labor leaders. Although more credit should be given to AWOC for taking a stance against unfair wages and giving rise to the 1965 Delano boycott, Ceaser Chavez and the NFWA decided to join AWOC due to similar goals to get rid of unjust work conditions and unfair discrimination turning the Delano Grape Boycott into a
This war eventually led to the oppression of the Mexican population for years to come in the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, parts of Texas, and other states with a sizeable Hispanic population. The very people that helped define the south west were suffocated and forced to stay silent by treating them with harsh and unnecessary prejudice. It wasn’t until the 1940’s when the movement gained steam because of moral victories such as the rise of the pachuco sub-culture, but the individuals who had a sense of self identity were targeted by sailors who thought that this pachuco or zoot suit culture was un-American epically during the time of war thus leading to the 1943 zoot suit riots of Los Angeles. Eventually 1950’s labor activism spilled over onto the 1960s and early 1970s becoming the golden era of the Chicano Movement. The spine of todays modern Chicano Movement. Although there are many aspects that fueled the Chicano movement one instrumental factor that transcended the Chicano movement during this time was the formation of the United Farmers Workers Association. The U.F.W.A is undisputedly seen as the pinnacle of breaking social constructs that were hindering Mexican-Americans in the US during the 1960’s. The U.F.W.A was formed in 1966 with the merger of Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by Larry Itliong, a prominent labor figure on the west coast, and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by Ceaser Chavez and Dolores Huerta, also prominent activists and labor leaders. Although more credit should be given to AWOC for taking a stance against unfair wages and giving rise to the 1965 Delano boycott, Ceaser Chavez and the NFWA decided to join AWOC due to similar goals to get rid of unjust work conditions and unfair discrimination turning the Delano Grape Boycott into a