How Social Movements Challenge the Law as a Social Institution

Question:
The law is but one institution in society. What does it mean to claim that law is a social institution and how do social movements challenge the law? Refer to the civil rights movement to frame your analysis.

Draw on the study of legal ideas, practices and institutions in their social, cultural and historical contexts in this response.

Template:
1. Strong thesis/introductory statement on how social movements challenge the law
2. Define the law as a social institution
3. Define what a social movement is
4. Explain how social movements challenge the law (frame with Civil Rights Example)
5. Link to critical race theory (Intertwine with step 5 with step 4)
6. If appropriate, mention Black Lives Matter Movement for a contemporary edge
7. Concluding sentence

*Please view and draw from information on attached files but be careful not to plagiarise, if citation is required simply type *citation here* and I will manually reference it myself
*Do not exceed 320 words – in text references are not included in word count
*Only 3-5 academic/reliable non-academic sources necessary
*Preferred to paraphrase rather than quote where possible as it is a short reposes

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