ABSTRACT
As a new form of organized political activity, single-issue movements have become a social phenomenon that is no longer a negligible political and social factor in society. The higher development of moral judgment in stimulating surroundings postulated in the theory of cognitive development can be regarded as a model of situational learning. The central point of political commitment is the context of civic needs, the humane quality of life. The demands which single-issue movements make on their social surroundings, and particularly on the political system, differ considerably. The primary goal of Movement I is the establishment of a social facility, the necessity for which has been demonstrated by a needs analysis carried out by the movement itself. Movement I is a long-term or permanent movement, and Movement II is a short-term or ad hoc initiative. The members of the two movements differ considerably in regard to their attitudes and values.
