Definition
Social action is a broad range of activities that people do to try and bring about social change. It can be top-down or bottom-up (grassroots).
“Social action and activism are not mutually exclusive and instead are highly interrelated” (Jones et al., 2021, p.50)
Sources
Jones, Lisa, Florence Halstead, Katie J. Parsons, Hue Le, Ly Thi Ha Bui, Christopher R. Hackney, and Daniel R. Parson. 2021. ‘2020-Vision: Understanding Climate (in)Action through the Emotional Lens of Loss’. Journal of the British Academy 9s5: 29–68. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/009s5.029.