Question

Attempt Typology of Social Movement

Answer 1

There is no standard typology of social movements.

Various scholars targets on variety of aspects of movements and different classification schemes evolved.  

Any social movement is described in terms of many dimensions.

Social institution by which social change is brought provides one basis for categorizing social movements as political, religious, economic, educational.  

It is sometimes argued that all movements tend to be political/religious in character based on whether their strategy focuses at changing political frameworks or moral values of society.

Commonly used highly subjective distinction is between “reform” and “revolutionary” movements.