Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

Solidarity theory focuses on who is recruited to social movements.

Protesters were able to use modern technology to go global, creating the "Arab Spring" in 2011 and spurring the North American and European "Occupy" movement. Is this the wave of the future for historically excluded groups and categories of people?

In connection with the 1907 Vancouver riot, what did breakdown theory argue that rapid economic growth produced?

In the 1960s, the New Democratic Party (NDP) was able to convince the government of the day to extend full union rights to which of the following groups?

What is frame alignment? How does the theory of frame alignment add to resource mobilization theory?

The KONY 2012 movement gained an enormous following of supporters very quickly online. According to the textbook, what could account for the rapid growth of support?

What is meant by the phrase "the inherent irrationality of crowd behaviour"?

A group of citizens is concerned about a creosote plant that is being proposed within the limits of their city. The group asks local unions and the local chapter of the Council of Canadians if they can be allowed to speak at their next meetings to educate people about the issue. Which social movement theory discusses this type of strategy?

Joel is a student who is concerned about the lack of recycling initiatives on his college campus. Which of the following is he most likely to do?

According to the textbook, which of the following is most likely to occur if governments engage in video surveillance of protests?

In the wake of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle in 1999, WTO Chair Michael Moore angrily denounced protestors' use of social networking to organize such a large group of people from so many countries. Which of the following elements of new social movements were the protestors able to tap into?

Which theory argues that people are most likely to rebel when rising expectations are met by an abrupt decline in social rewards?

In the wake of the fifth consecutive wage cut, when General Motors was making unprecedented profits, the workers at the Oshawa plant joined the United Auto Workers Union. According to the textbook, what do their actions represent?

Routine collective actions tend to be short-lived and sometimes violent.

In Canada, all adults, regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity, ability, and sexual orientation, have the right to equality and full inclusion in society. What do we call this situation?

According to the textbook, what are new social movements working toward?

French unionization is an example of resource mobilization, a process by which groups engage in more collective action as their power increases, because of their growing size and increasing organizational material, and other resources.

Which theory of group action suggests that discontent is sometimes expressed collectively and in uncustomary ways?

An organization with white supremacist leanings organizes a talk on freedom of speech in a small town where the single industry is being closed down. The organizers are actually interested in people who attend the talk visiting their book table at the back of the room and signing up to receive their newsletters. Which social movement theory stresses this type of recruitment strategy?

For most of the twentieth century in Canada, what has the struggle for citizenship rights been mainly focused on?