NEW YORK (TheStreet) --Shares of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (TRW) are lower by 1.10% to $102.70 in mid-morning trading on Monday, despite the announcement that the automotive systems, modules, and components supplier will be acquired by the privately held German company ZF Friedrichshafen for $13.5 billion.
Social activism is an intentional action with the goal of bringing about social change. If you feel strongly about a cause and are working towards a change, you could be considered an activist. An activist is anyone who is fighting for change in society.
The influence of online activism on public opinion has grown significantly with the emergence of social justice bloggers. However, the group has been criticized for propagating unreliable information and espousing slacktivism and herd mentality, as reflected in the pejorative term âsocial justice warriors.â