Umojia Bethune Theory Of Equality Analysis

8. I believe the theory that Bethune’s essay patterns the value added theory because it helps to under the history, applications, and periods of social change. Bethune felt that the White race had so much power, and that the Black race was still fighting for equal rights although there were suppose to be equality. The many principles were structural conduciveness, structural strain which means there is a social problem, and there were many social problems such as educationg, health care, etc. We were all supposed to be American but yet not every one was living the American dream. Another principle is it generalized believes about who is responsible. There were a lot of different problems going on that, and often times the Whites were blamed …show more content…
Umojia “is to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. I am because of family, community, nation, and race. Without these, I do not if I would be able to define me. My whole life all I have known is my family, community, nation, and race. These 4 are big factors in my life. Without any unity, people are going to clash so therefore, I think it is important to stay together. Although we may have different thoughts and opinions, and we will all be different in every way possible, but stay together as a whole to unite is …show more content…
Relative deprivation is the lack of resources to sustain daily living. It makes a comparison between the individual and the rest of society on where they are at on a scale.

Cognitive Dissonance- the psychological conflict that is caused from incongruous beliefs and beliefs and attitudes

Cognitive Liberation- the mental action or process of one’s thoughts, experiences, and the sense of feeling free

Social Movement adherents-It is people who believe the goals of the movement.

Conscious Adherents & constituents-People who believe in the goals of the movement, even though the people will not benefit if there is success. Adherents who provide resources such as people’s time, labor, or to a specific social movements organizations.

Free Riders-Bystanders that do not get involved in social movements, but benefit because of the many people that sacrificed their time or life to get involve. So, often times it may concern them with what is going on, but they do not do anything about what is happening around them until a group of people do it and succeed. There is often no effort from the group of people that rely on the others