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alternative movements  

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  • Social movements are organized, collective efforts to promote or resist change to some aspect of society. Alternative movements are one type in which participants create their own social space and live differently, in defiance of mainstream social institutions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Alternative Movements]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/alternative_movements

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