Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

The authors of the textbook relate a story about an attempt to get New Brunswick high school students motivated to protest against a local pulp mill. What does the story illustrate a lack of?

As the state came to encompass most aspects of social life, how did social movements change in Canada?

During the 2011 Stanley Cup riot, otherwise ordinary citizens began vandalizing cars and buildings in downtown Vancouver. Which theory would argue that this behaviour could be expected?

Compare and contrast resource mobilization, political opportunity, and social control theories. What do we learn about social movements from these perspectives?

In 2005, gay rights activists celebrated the passage of Bill C-20, allowing same-sex marriage in Canada. What are these activists part of?

During the 2011 Stanley Cup riot, otherwise ordinary citizens began vandalizing cars and buildings in downtown Vancouver. Which theorist would argue that this behaviour could be expected?

What is the women's movement in Canada an example of?

Sociologists call Gustave Le Bon's argument the contagion theory of crowd behaviour.

The idea that a crowd can create a sense of invincibility in a person that allows her or him to yield to basic instincts she or he would normally not give in to is the central tenet of which of the following theories?

How did the B.C. Forest Alliance try to disalign the way its opponents framed the issues?

What type of action is an annual Peace Walk?

When the white workers at the XYZ plant went on strike, the XYZ plant management brought in Sikh workers to do their jobs and paid them less than the white workers. According to the textbook, what is a likely outcome of this management strategy?

When would mechanisms of social control be the most likely to kick in, in a nation, to quell potential civil unrest?

Which of the following theories is a variant of functionalism?

Absolute deprivation refers to the growth of an intolerable gap between the social rewards people expect to receive and those they actually receive.

A group of single mothers protests cuts to welfare benefits. According to the textbook, what is most likely to have sparked this action?

What do we call unified group action that is non-violent and that follows established patterns of behaviour in bureaucratic social structures?

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests, the National Guard arrested peaceful protestors and shot C₂ gas into the crowds, and chased them on horseback. According to what the textbook says about social control, what would be the most likely outcome of these actions?

Which of the following theories is breakdown theory a variant of?

The protestors at the Johnson Road blockade got a lot of media attention through their high-profile lawyer leader, and they got many cash donations from various supportive groups and unions to keep the protest alive. According to the textbook, what is this process called?