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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > civil order crimes > civil disobedience
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > nonviolent crimes > civil disobedience
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > political communications > political events > political protests > civil disobedience
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civil disobedience  

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  • Civil disobedience consists of public acts in deliberate violation of law for the purpose of challenging a law or stimulating social change. It is nonviolent in nature, with participants willingly accepting fines or imprisonment for the sake of their cause. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Civil Disobedience]

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