demonstration

1. In social change efforts, a group action designed to call public or political attention to a problem or issue of interest to the participants. This typically takes the form of massing or marching together in highly visible setting or picketing the entrances of buildings where the behavior that the demonstrators find objectionable is believed to be taking place. 2. In direct practice, behaviors intended to show how something can be done effectively, such as when a social worker shows a client how to communicate better with others by role playing.