Lauren Kurtz Sociology 105 The Annotated Sheet A Guide to filling out the record sheet Article Information This is preliminary information Fill this table in before you start reading Just look at the title and the authors names Title SSP Chapter 1 Social Movements and Democracy p 1 15 Author s D Stanley Eitzen Kenneth Stewart David S Meyer Analysis Information Examine the article as a whole Try to determine something about the purpose audience and content of the paper before you start reading Look for clues in the title and or subtitle Purpose The purpose is most likely to articulate change or lack there of in social movements from history until contemporary times Audience This chapter would be targeted at people who either feel strongly about social movements or those who are unaware of the history of them Subject This article is about past social movements and people who lead them or had a great impact involvement in them It also focuses on the effect of civil disobedience on social movements such as civil rights movements Primary Details Start reading If the article has a labeled introduction you should find the author s statement of purpose or thesis statement before the end of that section Thesis This book describes collective efforts by powerless people in U S history that have promoted equality democracy corporate social responsibility and social justice These collective efforts to bring about social change are Lauren Kurtz Sociology 105 Evidence called social movements The formal definition of a social movement is the collective attempt to promote resist or reverse change Individuals seeking to change social life in some meaningful way are limited in what they can accomplish by themselves For success those who share similar goals must join together Limits Point of View The limits of the article are mainly because every single social movement of the past cannot be included in the chapter The authors focus on specific popular examples of social movements rather than branching out to unknown uncommon movements The authors tend to lean toward the belief that social movements are a positive thing When they state people have the potential to change society they are not declaring this in a negative way They are promoting and encouraging change for the better Presentation and Argumentation Keep reading but watch what the author is doing This step requires that you read the article to gain an understanding of how the author presents the evidence and makes it fit into the argument At this stage of the exercise you should also take the time to look up any unfamiliar words or concepts The last few paragraphs of the article should tidy up the discussion show how it all fits together neatly Concepts Words Politicizing to become political in character Conclusion Activists make history but they do not make it just as they please In fighting one political battle they shape the conditions of the next one Implications This article has reminded me of all the miraculous social movements in our nation s past It has also given me hope for huge influencial movements of the future that have yet to occur If I could obtain this optimistic feeling from the article I am hoping and assuming that other readers came out with the same reaction Lauren Kurtz Sociology 105 Evaluation Now that you ve finished reading consider your personal reaction to it not only did I like it it was hard to read or it was boring interesting Evaluating means comparing one thing to some kind of standard that is other articles you ve read in class Personal Reaction This article was essentially easy to understand Although I am not a fan of history the analogies and examples helped me understand the ideas the author was trying to portray Evaluation This article covered a lot of material from positive social movements to negative activists I appreciate how informational it was It included examples of definitions and it was very thorough in explaining its concepts Reference Amanda Graham 1998 The Annotated Sheet A Guide to filling out the Record Sheet http www yukoncollege yk ca agraham guides aguide htm
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