grievance

Examples of grievance in the following topics:

• Riots

  • Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent.
  • Historically, riots have occurred due to poor working or living conditions, government oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between races or religions, the outcome of a sporting event, or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances.

• Resource Mobilization Approach

  • The theory argues that social movements develop when individuals with grievances are able to mobilize sufficient resources to take action.
  • there will always be grounds for protest in modern, politically pluralistic societies because there is constant discontent (i.e., grievances or deprivation); this de-emphasizes the importance of these factors as it makes them ubiquitous

• Social Change

  • Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent.
  • Historically, riots have occurred due to poor working or living conditions, government oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between races or religions, the outcome of a sporting event, or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances.

• Social Movement Theories

  • The theory argues that social movements develop when individuals with grievances are able to mobilize sufficient resources to take action.
  • there will always be grounds for protest in modern, politically pluralistic societies because there is constant discontent (i.e., grievances or deprivation); this de-emphasizes the importance of these factors as it makes them ubiquitous
  • Insurgent consciousness refers back to the ideas of deprivation and grievances.

• Relative Deprivation Approach

  • Some scholars explain the rise of social movements by citing the grievances of people who feel that they have been deprived of values to which they are entitled.

• The Feminization of Poverty

  • This makes it more difficult for women to address workplace grievances and ensure safe and legal working conditions.

• External Sources of Social Change

  • "Insurgent consciousness" refers back to the notions of deprivation and grievances.

• Sociological Theories of Deviance

  • The protesters were deviating from social norms of coherence in order to articulate grievances against the extremely wealthy.

• Democracy

  • The term "democracy" is often used as shorthand for liberal democracy, which may include elements such as political pluralism, equality before the law, the right to petition elected officials for redress of grievances, due process, civil liberties, human rights, and elements of civil society outside the government.