On Animals

The reasons why some people become involved in socials movements and others do not is simple. The reasons are centered around culture, social stature, and climate. These are some of the essentials main ingredients that differentiate people, one from another, and why one person would choose to join a social movement, and not the other.

Culture has to do with the environment a person was raised in. For example Micheal Vick with the dog fighting. Vick grew up in a culture was dog fighting was a sport and accepted, almost the norm but, as a general public dog fighting is scrutinized and looked down upon. Vick, at first, saw nothing wrong with this practice because it has been something that has been apart of his lifestyle for his whole life.

Next, is social stature or position in society. I feel people that are not as high in society hence like middle class would be much more likely to join social movements as would a person who has money on money and is living the "high life". This is because people in the middle class have a lot of similarities, common goals, and are much more bound together, as they must be to survive. Therefore, they would be much more likely to have common views and perspectives on certain things, thus, the reason for social movements.

Also, climate will have an effect on who or who doesn't join a social movement. People that live in a extremely hot climate that is getting hotter and hotter will be much more likely to join the global warming movement. As well as someone who livelihood depend on a fur trade of sorts in a colder climate would not be the ones to join the PETA movement against exploiting animals.


Citattions:


Jones,Pattrice, "Toward an inclusive, embodied eco/feminist psychology":Feminism & Psychology. Vol.20, Issue 3.