Reform Movements

Definition

Reform movements are organized efforts to improve or change existing societal conditions and institutions. These movements aim to address social, political, economic, or environmental issues.

Related terms

Social Movement: A large group of people who are organized to promote or resist some social change. It's like a team in a multiplayer online game working together towards a common goal.

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-20th century to achieve equal rights under the law - similar to unlocking an achievement that should have been available from the start in a video game.

Progressive Movement: An early 20th-century U.S. political and social movement seeking various forms of progress or reform as if trying to level up society's character stats.