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Sociologically speaking, individuals and groups live within the constrains of social structures and practices that may open and close opportunities and distribute rations of power unevenly.  People, however, are not impotent. People have "agency" - that is, power to negotiate, challenge and change those very same social structures and practices that may be oppressive. Historically, one of the most significant means by which people have exercised their agency is by organizing collectively and forming social movements.  Write a page-long journal entry reflecting on the fundamental role that social movements have played in the identification of family violence as a social problem and in shaping policies and programs to prevent and address it.  

* To write this journal entry, you must have watched the video, read the lecture notes and completed the readings. I suggest that while you are reading, you take notes, and then select three or four main ideas or concepts that can lead your reflection.  For example, when you are reading Schechter's excerpt, there may be a phrase that catches your attention. You can quote that and write your thoughts as they relate to the guidelines of this journal entry.