Exam 18: Politics and Social Movements

The local Member of Parliament voted against a proposed new tax on corporations because she believed that such a tax might cause some companies to move their operations out of the country, and the government could be held responsible for lost jobs. Which analysis of the situation would the MP's reasoning represent?

There was a vote in parliament on a proposed new tax on corporations. The local Member of Parliament voted against the tax, because she believed defeating the tax would be best for the capitalist system. Which kind of analysis of the situation would the MP's reasoning represent?

Which approach in sociology would claim that we live in a heterogeneous society with many competing interests and centres of power?

Small business owners were very happy after the election in 2010 because the winning party had promised to look after their interests, but union workers feared that their interests would not take priority. However, in the following election, the party in power switched and business owners were not so happy. Which theory used in studies of the state does this illustrate?

In a class presentation on "Violence against Women," Geena argued that intimate partner violence is the result of a societal patriarchal ideology and the accompanying male domination within a family. Which feminist stance provides the basis for Geena's position?

Toulin maintains the belief that Canada is a heterogeneous society comprising a number of centres of power and many competing interests. Which position has she adopted?

Which of the following groups benefits when the working class is more powerful?

What is the collective term for the set of institutions that formulate and carry out a country's laws, policies, and binding regulations?

Give a brief summary of author Robert Brym's personal experience with attempting to make social change in 1968, and how the situation has changed today.

Bonito was furious because he could not get a job after immigrating to Canada despite his education and experience obtained in his country of origin. He launched a group protest by new immigrants who were having similar problems finding good jobs that they felt they deserved. It was not hard to find others to join his cause because they all were experiencing the same phenomenon. What was it?

What is universal citizenship?

Which theory holds that social movements can emerge only when disadvantaged people can marshal the means necessary to challenge authority?

Describe and explain Max Weber's three bases of authority. Provide examples of each.

How does the text define authority?

Which of the following theories would support the thesis that people are most likely to rebel when rising expectations are met by an abrupt decline in social rewards?

Postmodernist feminists have criticized liberal, social, and radical feminists for their tendency to generalize from the experience of white women.