Question 1

Resource mobilization theory suggests that labor unrest in 1934 was associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) the growing supervision of the working class 
B) rapid growth of the industrial working-class 
C) the decline of the agrarian class 
D) the decline of the urban industrial working-class 
E) the rise of white-collar workers 
A) the growing supervision of the working class 
B) rapid growth of the industrial working-class 
C) the decline of the agrarian class 
D) the decline of the urban industrial working-class 
E) the rise of white-collar workers B

Question 2

What is the solidarity theory?

Accepted Answer

Solidarity theory suggests that social movements are social organizations that emerge when potential members can mobilize resources,take advantage of new political opportunities,and avoid high levels of social control by authorities.

Question 3

Which of the following structure nonroutine collective action?

Accepted Answer

A) ideas and norms that emerge in the crowd 
B) predispositions in the crowd 
C) the degree to which different types of participants adhere to emergent norms 
D) the influence of already existing social relationships among participants 
E) all of these choices 
A) ideas and norms that emerge in the crowd 
B) predispositions in the crowd 
C) the degree to which different types of participants adhere to emergent norms 
D) the influence of already existing social relationships among participants 
E) all of these choices E

Question 4

Around what year did the frequency of lynching of blacks peak between 1882 and 1932?

Accepted Answer

A) 1932 
B) 1922 
C) 1912 
D) 1907 
E) 1892 
A) 1932 
B) 1922 
C) 1912 
D) 1907 
E) 1892

Question 5

Define political citizenship.

Accepted Answer

Political citizenshi

Question 6

What accounts for the comparatively low level of unionization in American?

Accepted Answer

The comparatively low level of unionizat

Question 7

Which social and demographic groups would you predict might support the rights of universal citizenship,and which do you think would oppose them?

Accepted Answer

I would predict that younger generations

Question 8

Governments can try to lower the frequency and intensity of protest by engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization 
B) political opportunism 
C) social control 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) resource mobilization 
B) political opportunism 
C) social control 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Resource mobilization theory, political

Question 10

People acting in unison to bring about or resist social,political,and economic change are engaged in:

Accepted Answer

A) democratic government 
B) economic development 
C) collective action 
D) collectivization 
E) all of these choices 
A) democratic government 
B) economic development 
C) collective action 
D) collectivization 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

The economic collapse that began in 1929 brought unemployment to ____ of the work force and severely depressed the wages of those lucky enough to have jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) one-half 
B) one-third 
C) one-fourth 
D) one-fifth 
E) two-fifths 
A) one-half 
B) one-third 
C) one-fourth 
D) one-fifth 
E) two-fifths

Question 12

Charles Tilly and his colleagues define events in which groups of people seize or damage persons or property:

Accepted Answer

A) collective organization 
B) spontaneous violence 
C) directed violence 
D) collective violence 
E) revolutions 
A) collective organization 
B) spontaneous violence 
C) directed violence 
D) collective violence 
E) revolutions

Question 13

What is the breakdown theory?

Accepted Answer

Breakdown theory suggests that

Question 14

The process by which individual interests,beliefs,and values either become congruent with the activities,ideas,and goals of the movement or fail to do so is called:

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization 
B) relative deprivation 
C) frame alignment 
D) strain 
E) contagion 
A) resource mobilization 
B) relative deprivation 
C) frame alignment 
D) strain 
E) contagion

Question 15

When workers decide to form a union,they are engaging in what kind of collective action?

Accepted Answer

A) routine collective action 
B) nonroutine collective action 
C) revolutionary action 
D) pluralist collective action 
E) socially stable protest 
A) routine collective action 
B) nonroutine collective action 
C) revolutionary action 
D) pluralist collective action 
E) socially stable protest

Question 16

Define social citizenship.

Accepted Answer

Social citizenship recognizes

Question 17

What are nonroutine collective actions?

Accepted Answer

Nonroutine collective actions

Question 18

Chances for protest emerge when influential allies support protesters,when ruling political alignments become unstable,and when elite groups get divided and come into conflict with one another.This suggests that collective action and social movements do not occur just when disadvantaged groups become more powerful but also when:

Accepted Answer

A) elites and privileged groups struggle against social movements 
B) elites focus on protecting their privilege 
C) elites and privileged groups become divided and weaker 
D) the poor become disenchanted with politics and avoid collective action 
E) all of these choices 
A) elites and privileged groups struggle against social movements 
B) elites focus on protecting their privilege 
C) elites and privileged groups become divided and weaker 
D) the poor become disenchanted with politics and avoid collective action 
E) all of these choices

Question 19

The idea that a crowd creates a sense of invincibility that allows individuals to yield to basic instincts that they would normally hold in check is the primary view of which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization theory 
B) political opportunities theory 
C) social control theory 
D) contagion theory 
E) strain theory 
A) resource mobilization theory 
B) political opportunities theory 
C) social control theory 
D) contagion theory 
E) strain theory

Question 20

Identifying which social movements that the American government or any democracy should put under surveillance is a simple matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

Resource mobilization theory suggests that labor unrest in 1934 was associated with:

What is the solidarity theory?

Which of the following structure nonroutine collective action?

Around what year did the frequency of lynching of blacks peak between 1882 and 1932?

Define political citizenship.

What accounts for the comparatively low level of unionization in American?

Which social and demographic groups would you predict might support the rights of universal citizenship,and which do you think would oppose them?

Governments can try to lower the frequency and intensity of protest by engaging in:

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

People acting in unison to bring about or resist social,political,and economic change are engaged in:

The economic collapse that began in 1929 brought unemployment to ____ of the work force and severely depressed the wages of those lucky enough to have jobs.

Charles Tilly and his colleagues define events in which groups of people seize or damage persons or property:

What is the breakdown theory?

The process by which individual interests,beliefs,and values either become congruent with the activities,ideas,and goals of the movement or fail to do so is called:

When workers decide to form a union,they are engaging in what kind of collective action?

Define social citizenship.

What are nonroutine collective actions?

The idea that a crowd creates a sense of invincibility that allows individuals to yield to basic instincts that they would normally hold in check is the primary view of which theory?

Identifying which social movements that the American government or any democracy should put under surveillance is a simple matter.

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