In sociology proactive social movements are initial social movements that are created in order to change society.Reactive social movements are the resistance to the proactive social movements.

what are the types of social movements in sociology

Margaret Gaynon has written:

'New social movements'

The women's movement is a social movement.

Some types of social movements include reform movements aimed at changing specific aspects of society, revolutionary movements seeking to overthrow the existing social order, resistance movements opposing oppression or injustice, and identity movements focused on asserting the rights and interests of a specific group.