1)There have been protests in several cities (see images below) by claimsmakers
demanding a re-opening of state (Links to an external site.)
. Using concepts from lecture, identify whether these are outsider or insider claimsmakers and what the central claims are (grounds, warrants, conclusions). Are messages from government officials (at the state and federal levels) at odds with their claims or aligned with them? Would you classify this as a social movement or countermovement? Why? Who are the claimsmakers and what are the claims from the other side?
2) Think about protests/uprisings/social movements from recent times (within or outside the U.S.). Identify the frame alignment that activists used to promote a frame to prospective members (bridging, amplification, extension, transformation). Identify the beneficiaries, constituents, and/or conscience constituents. Did this protest/uprising/social movement benefit from a cultural or political opportunity? Is this movement currently in a period of
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