Morality in Movements: The Ethical and Unethical Driving Forces Behind Social Movements and Their Effect on Society

• In Event: Scholar to Scholar V

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Abstract

This panel analyzes the moral and ethical nature of various social movements seeking to challenge the stability of the establishment through change, as well as the implications these messages have on society. Historically significant American social movements such as the political John Birch Society movement and the societal nuclear family movement of the 1950s, as well as internationally recognized current social movements such as the notorious Ergenekon movement in Turkey and the Topfreedom social movement in North America will be presented.

Sub Unit

• Scholar to Scholar Sessions

Individual Presentations

• Indecent Exposure or Freedom of Expression? The Morality Behind the Topfreedom Social Movement - Jena Zakany, Lynn University

• The Pursuit for the Perfect Family: The 1950s Movement to Maintain the Moral Code and Ideals of the American Nuclear Family - Laura Vann, Lynn University

• New Stability through Instability: The Immoral Tactics of the Ergenekon Social Movement - Joshua Kessler, Lynn University

Session Organizer

• Jena Zakany, Lynn University