As a rule, social movements develop in the settings where the presence of social injustice is evident, and where the levels of discontent among citizens have reached their peak.
Therefore, pent-up anger, frustration, and dissatisfaction caused by severe injustice and infringement upon the rights of a specific group can lead to the emergence of a social movement. For instance, the Civil Rights Movement was the result of continuous discrimination against African American people.
Though the effects of a social movement require time to become integrated into the framework for social interactions, they have a profound impact on public life. Specifically, social movements change people’s attitudes toward specific phenomena and minority groups, therefore, breaking the mold of traditional interactions rooted in prejudice and creating a new framework based on equality.