Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

In the 1970s, the United States was the most strike-prone country in the world.

Which of the following groups is most likely to call a strike?

What were the introductions of the Canada Assistance Plan and Employment Insurance in Canada part of?

The Faculty Association at a Canadian university bargains with the university administration for higher wages and increased pensions. What is the Faculty Association engaged in?

According to resource mobilization theory, which of the following nations would be most prone to strikes?

What is "new" about new social movements?

The minister of the New Glory Evangelical church is interviewed on a national talk show about same-sex marriage. The minister's position is that some gay rights advocates are really anti-family and are seeking the goal of communism. Which theory best explains the minister's actions?

At the Quebec City Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) protest in 2001, the government created a temporary by-law stating that no one in the vicinity of the trade talks could wear a hooded sweatshirt or a bandana or carry a gas mask. What was the government engaging in?

Led by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), a group of homeless people occupies an abandoned building in the Four Corners area of Toronto. According to the textbook, what most likely sparked this action?

Explain how frame alignment differs from resource mobilization and political opportunity theories.

In the 1970s, Canada was the least strike-prone country in the world.

Was the Vancouver riot of 1907 a social movement? Why or why not?

Having a doctoral degree, a job as a professor, and a large savings account are all examples of which of the following?

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to join a social movement?

Which of the following derailed the textbook author's efforts to initiate a protest about pulp mill pollution among students in a New Brunswick high school?

Over the past 35 years, union growth in Canada has exceeded that of the United States. Why has this occurred?

Which theory focuses on the gap between expected rewards and received rewards?

What do you think the labour movement or the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

What leads the authors of the textbook to conclude that social movements are long-term attempts to correct perceived injustices that require a sound social-organizational basis?

What is the term for the right to free speech, freedom of religion, and justice before the law?