Reframing Theory
Structural
Malcolm X really did his homework prior to joining the Nation of Islam. When he was in prison, he was asked to convert or to consider his options of becoming part of the movement. This process was not an overnight decision, because he was Christin and his father was a Baptist minister. The process took several years, he studied the overall effects he would have on his people and how to approach the current …show more content…
“The trip was arranged with the cooperation and assistance of Muslim officials in America, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia; all obstacles in the complicated procedure of obtaining permission to enter the city were ignored because of the assistance of other Muslims, black and white”. (Haley.1992)
During the pilgrimage, Malcolm began to realize and respect that the whiteness he had hated and fought in America was not so much a matter of color, as the Nation of Islam had taught, but a matter of attitude and behavior. Being white did not make a man evil; but being a white American, however, generally did imply certain patterns of behavior and certain attitudes about race. Thus, through the convening of ritual’s and ceremonies Malcolm began to believe that the only way that America could avert racial disaster was to alter its social makeup and to accept the "Oneness of Man" under the "Oneness of God" — a truth which "Christian" white America had ignored”. …show more content…
His life took several different twist and turns, but through both theoretical and practical experience he learned the value of his followers. He eventually learned and started to understand that the more unpredictable the environment, the greater the opportunity. His adaptive leadership style enabled his to anticipate the challenges he faced and align those challenges to overcome adversity during those trying times. In addition, he had to decide in uncertain times the trade-offs involved and design and implement trade-offs in an effective