Definition of terms
Social change: This is the transformation of a people’s culture, way of life and social institutions over a certain period of time.
Social movement: These are groups of people who come together with the aim of championing for social change.
Collective behavior: It is the expression of a specific type of behavior by a large group of people and can best be described through mobs, crowds and riots. Global warming came out as a cautionary movement against human activities that was said to contribute to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Humanity was challenged to go green and stop any activity that seemed to endanger the climate and that social movement seems to bear ...
