United Farm Workers (UFW)
United Farm Workers
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When did this social movement occur?
Who were the leaders? What type of social movement was it? (Refer to classifications detailed in Module 5.2, chapter 21, section 21.2)
Can you identify a precipitating event that sparked the movement?
Was the movement successful? Did it result in identifiable social change? Look for legislation or public policy initiatives related to the goals of the movement.
Review the theories presented in Module 5.2, chapter 21, section 21.2. Which of these theories do you think is most useful in analyzing the success or failure of the movement?
Note: Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic into smaller parts and then investigating the relationships of these parts to each other and how they work together to make up the whole. Don’t forget to think and write like a sociologist by using your sociological vocabulary.
United Farm Workers (UFW)
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Introduction
The United Farm Workers (UFW) ranks among the most impactful social movement that occurred in America in the 1960s. Founded in Delano, California by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, in 1962, the movement had the sole goal of defending the rights of migrant farmworkers. As a social movement, it had successes that contributed to social change.
Type of Social Movement and Participating event
UFW is categorized as a labour or workers rights movement. As a worker movement, it used non-violent strikes to mobilize support from students, churches, and growers. All this was guided by the goal to address low wages and poor working conditions faced by the farmworkers, especially those
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