Question 1

The creation of a social movement requires:

Accepted Answer

A) energy 
B) money 
C) time 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) energy 
B) money 
C) time 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 2

By analyzing the day-to-day strategies employed to recruit nonmembers,which theory directs our attention to the question of who is recruited to social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) solidarity theory 
B) relative deprivation theory 
C) frame alignment theory 
D) new social movement theory 
E) breakdown theory 
A) solidarity theory 
B) relative deprivation theory 
C) frame alignment theory 
D) new social movement theory 
E) breakdown theory

Question 3

According to Table 21.1,"Correlates of Collective Violence,France,1830-1960",the correlation between major crimes and the rate of collective violence is:

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) negative 
C) perfect 
D) spurious 
E) antecedent 
A) positive 
B) negative 
C) perfect 
D) spurious 
E) antecedent

Question 4

Up until the 1960s,social movements were typically international in scope.This is why the intensity and frequency of urban race riots in the United States extended around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The integration of a peasant uprising with the World Wide Web,by the people of Chiapas,Mexico,may be considered:

Accepted Answer

A) the first postmodern revolution. 
B) an example of new social movements. 
C) an example of the globalization potential. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) the first postmodern revolution. 
B) an example of new social movements. 
C) an example of the globalization potential. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

The process by which a group engages in more collective action as it gains access to organizational,material,and other resources is called:

Accepted Answer

A) contagion 
B) resource opportunism 
C) frame alignment 
D) breakdown 
E) resource mobilization 
A) contagion 
B) resource opportunism 
C) frame alignment 
D) breakdown 
E) resource mobilization

Question 7

What is relative deprivation?

Accepted Answer

Relative deprivation is an int

Question 8

What was one of the bloodiest years of collective violence in American history?

Accepted Answer

A) 1924 
B) 1934 
C) 1954 
D) 1984 
E) 1994 
A) 1924 
B) 1934 
C) 1954 
D) 1984 
E) 1994

Question 9

What are social movements?

Accepted Answer

Social movements are enduring collective

Question 10

The social conditions leading to the formation of lynch mobs,riots,and other types of nonroutine behavior is part of the study of:

Accepted Answer

A) economic sociology 
B) collective action and social movements 
C) political institutions 
D) demography 
E) cohort behavior 
A) economic sociology 
B) collective action and social movements 
C) political institutions 
D) demography 
E) cohort behavior

Question 11

Between 1925 and 2004,union density peaked around:

Accepted Answer

A) 2000 
B) 1985 
C) 1965 
D) 1945 
E) 1935 
A) 2000 
B) 1985 
C) 1965 
D) 1945 
E) 1935

Question 12

Until 1933,workers:

Accepted Answer

A) did not have the right to bargain collectively with their employers 
B) had the right to bargain collectively with their employers 
C) were members of unions 
D) were oppressed by the robber barons 
E) lived in the "Gilded Age" 
A) did not have the right to bargain collectively with their employers 
B) had the right to bargain collectively with their employers 
C) were members of unions 
D) were oppressed by the robber barons 
E) lived in the "Gilded Age"

Question 13

Today sociologists accept the view that people who engage in nonroutine collective action lose their capacity for reason.For example,lynch mobs and riots are seen as wild and uncoordinated affairs,more like stampedes of frightened cattle than a structured social process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Nonroutine action may be wild but it is usually:

Accepted Answer

A) organized 
B) structured 
C) supported by values and norms that already exist in the community or area 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) organized 
B) structured 
C) supported by values and norms that already exist in the community or area 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 15

Resource mobilization theory teaches us that social organization usually facilitates collective action and that:

Accepted Answer

A) social organization does not influence the level of social protest 
B) less social organization typically means more protest 
C) more social organization typically means more protest 
D) less social organization typically means less protest 
E) none of these choices 
A) social organization does not influence the level of social protest 
B) less social organization typically means more protest 
C) more social organization typically means more protest 
D) less social organization typically means less protest 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

When the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)was passed in 1933,employers responded by:

Accepted Answer

A) embracing the new legislation 
B) organizing investigations on the long-term consequences of the legislation 
C) challenging the law in court 
D) encouraging unionization so that they only had to bargain with one representative of the workers 
A) embracing the new legislation 
B) organizing investigations on the long-term consequences of the legislation 
C) challenging the law in court 
D) encouraging unionization so that they only had to bargain with one representative of the workers

Question 17

In 1945,____ reached its peak in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) unionization 
B) rural population 
C) non-farm employees 
D) farm employees 
E) employment in manufacturing 
A) unionization 
B) rural population 
C) non-farm employees 
D) farm employees 
E) employment in manufacturing

Question 18

Define universal citizenship.

Accepted Answer

Universal citizenship recogniz

Question 19

Making concessions to protestors,co-opting the most troublesome leaders,and violently repressing collective action are all examples of:

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 20

Between 1948 and 1983,strikes were less frequent during:

Accepted Answer

A) economic "booms" 
B) economic "busts" 
C) periods of economic stability 
D) "placid" economic periods 
E) none of these choices 
A) economic "booms" 
B) economic "busts" 
C) periods of economic stability 
D) "placid" economic periods 
E) none of these choices

Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

The creation of a social movement requires:

By analyzing the day-to-day strategies employed to recruit nonmembers,which theory directs our attention to the question of who is recruited to social movements?

According to Table 21.1,"Correlates of Collective Violence,France,1830-1960",the correlation between major crimes and the rate of collective violence is:

Up until the 1960s,social movements were typically international in scope.This is why the intensity and frequency of urban race riots in the United States extended around the world.

The integration of a peasant uprising with the World Wide Web,by the people of Chiapas,Mexico,may be considered:

The process by which a group engages in more collective action as it gains access to organizational,material,and other resources is called:

What is relative deprivation?

What was one of the bloodiest years of collective violence in American history?

What are social movements?

The social conditions leading to the formation of lynch mobs,riots,and other types of nonroutine behavior is part of the study of:

Between 1925 and 2004,union density peaked around:

Until 1933,workers:

Today sociologists accept the view that people who engage in nonroutine collective action lose their capacity for reason.For example,lynch mobs and riots are seen as wild and uncoordinated affairs,more like stampedes of frightened cattle than a structured social process.

Nonroutine action may be wild but it is usually:

Resource mobilization theory teaches us that social organization usually facilitates collective action and that:

When the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)was passed in 1933,employers responded by:

In 1945,____ reached its peak in the United States.

Define universal citizenship.

Making concessions to protestors,co-opting the most troublesome leaders,and violently repressing collective action are all examples of:

Between 1948 and 1983,strikes were less frequent during:

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