Question 1

The term resource mobilization refers to a way of looking at a social movement that focuses on the

Accepted Answer

A) way societal resources are framed. 
B) extent to which movements draw resources away from certain societal needs and toward others. 
C) importance of resources, such as members, money, and organizational skills. 
D) extent to which the public is willing to mobilize in support of a given issue. 
A) way societal resources are framed. 
B) extent to which movements draw resources away from certain societal needs and toward others. 
C) importance of resources, such as members, money, and organizational skills. 
D) extent to which the public is willing to mobilize in support of a given issue.

Question 2

Social movement organizations with more resources are able to get their message out more easily for a variety of reasons. Describe at least three ways that resources are useful to these organizations.

Accepted Answer

1. Media outreach: Social movement organ

Question 3

The need to mobilize resources tends to make organizations within the same social movement

Accepted Answer

A) competitors for scarce resources. 
B) natural allies. 
C) difficult to tell apart. 
D) all of the above 
A) competitors for scarce resources. 
B) natural allies. 
C) difficult to tell apart. 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Choose any social problem and provide examples of how supporters of claims surrounding this problem can be recruited, using each of the four types of frame alignments. Be sure to clearly list and define each alignment.

Accepted Answer

Social Problem: Homelessness

1. Identit

Question 5

In order to maintain ownership, a claimsmaker typically needs to

Accepted Answer

A) define the problem broadly. 
B) maintain public attention to the problem. 
C) be willing to shift her or his focus to respond to political and cultural change. 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only 
A) define the problem broadly. 
B) maintain public attention to the problem. 
C) be willing to shift her or his focus to respond to political and cultural change. 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only

Question 6

Someone claiming ownership of an issue tends to

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A) help the issue gain and maintain public attention. 
B) help the career of whoever claims ownership. 
C) raise public suspicions that activists are benefiting from the problem. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only 
A) help the issue gain and maintain public attention. 
B) help the career of whoever claims ownership. 
C) raise public suspicions that activists are benefiting from the problem. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only

Question 7

Activists who have established ownership of a particular problem typically

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A) have a frame that is generally acknowledged as the best way to look at the issue. 
B) are sought out by the media and politicians when there are questions about the problem. 
C) are better situated than other claimsmakers to take advantage of opportunity structures. 
D) influence the way others approach the problem. 
E) all of the above 
A) have a frame that is generally acknowledged as the best way to look at the issue. 
B) are sought out by the media and politicians when there are questions about the problem. 
C) are better situated than other claimsmakers to take advantage of opportunity structures. 
D) influence the way others approach the problem. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

It is suggested in your text that there are certain moments when it might be logical for a particular movement to go into a period of abeyance. How might a movement determine when to enter such a period and when to exit it?

Accepted Answer

A movement might determine when to enter

Question 9

Vegetarian activists emphasizing both the immorality of eating animals and the environmental and health implications of eating meat is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) frame amplification. 
B) frame extension. 
C) frame transformation. 
D) frame bridging. 
A) frame amplification. 
B) frame extension. 
C) frame transformation. 
D) frame bridging.

The term resource mobilization refers to a way of looking at a social movement that focuses on the

Social movement organizations with more resources are able to get their message out more easily for a variety of reasons. Describe at least three ways that resources are useful to these organizations.

The need to mobilize resources tends to make organizations within the same social movement

Choose any social problem and provide examples of how supporters of claims surrounding this problem can be recruited, using each of the four types of frame alignments. Be sure to clearly list and define each alignment.

In order to maintain ownership, a claimsmaker typically needs to

Someone claiming ownership of an issue tends to

Activists who have established ownership of a particular problem typically

It is suggested in your text that there are certain moments when it might be logical for a particular movement to go into a period of abeyance. How might a movement determine when to enter such a period and when to exit it?

Vegetarian activists emphasizing both the immorality of eating animals and the environmental and health implications of eating meat is an example of

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

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Exam 3: Activists As Claimsmakers

The term resource mobilization refers to a way of looking at a social movement that focuses on the

Social movement organizations with more resources are able to get their message out more easily for a variety of reasons. Describe at least three ways that resources are useful to these organizations.

The need to mobilize resources tends to make organizations within the same social movement

Choose any social problem and provide examples of how supporters of claims surrounding this problem can be recruited, using each of the four types of frame alignments. Be sure to clearly list and define each alignment.

In order to maintain ownership, a claimsmaker typically needs to

Someone claiming ownership of an issue tends to

Activists who have established ownership of a particular problem typically

It is suggested in your text that there are certain moments when it might be logical for a particular movement to go into a period of abeyance. How might a movement determine when to enter such a period and when to exit it?

Vegetarian activists emphasizing both the immorality of eating animals and the environmental and health implications of eating meat is an example of

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Policy Outcomes

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters