Exam 21: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

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

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

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

Compare and contrast the four stages in the growth of citizenship rights.

Collective action and social movements do not occur only when disadvantaged groups become more powerful.Under which of the following other conditions do opportunities for protest occur?

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

What type of unified action is the Mothers Are Workers (MAW)a part of?

A group of gay and lesbian activists and supporters stage a demonstration at the Alberta Legislature regarding equal rights for same-sex couples.Which theory argues that this particular group would be expected to demonstrate?

Just prior to a strike by union employees on a university campus,union members spend a lot of money on pamphlets stating why students have the same interests as the soon-to-be-striking employees and why they should support them.What do the union's actions illustrate?

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?

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?

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

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?

Which of the following was the most violent strike in Canadian history so far?

As a high school student,the author of the textbook failed to gain support against the owners of the local paper mill because he didn't frame the issues correctly.

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

What do we call the situation where norms are violated,as part of breakdown theory?

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

According to relative deprivation theory,when are people induced to rebel?

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