This document discusses social movements and their role in driving social change. It covers several key points: 1) Social movements like the civil rights movement, feminist movement, and animal advocacy movement question social policies rather than just accepting them and demand reasons for social decisions. 2) Western capitalism impedes rational democratic processes by prioritizing bureaucracy and science/technology over moral and aesthetic reasoning. This can "colonize" cultural values. 3) There are several theories around social movements - classical, new social movement theory, resource mobilization theory, and politics of identity and social commitment. Successful movements identify a group, define opponents, and propose alternative visions. 4) Social movements transform values, identities,