Question 1

Union members as a percentage of non-farm workers is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) union representation 
B) union density 
C) union organization 
D) union mobilization 
E) union mobility 
A) union representation 
B) union density 
C) union organization 
D) union mobilization 
E) union mobility

Question 2

A condition of extreme poverty is called relative deprivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Define civil citizenship.

Accepted Answer

Civil citizenship recognizes t

Question 4

Brym and Lie apply the elements of breakdown theory (deprivation,contagion,and strain)to the tragic story of the lynching of Claude Neal.They conclude that:

Accepted Answer

A) with some minor qualifications,breakdown theory is an adequate explanation 
B) breakdown theory has several serious flaws 
C) most sociologists today accept the validity of breakdown theory 
D) breakdown theory is as relevant today as it was in the 1930s 
E) all of these choices 
A) with some minor qualifications,breakdown theory is an adequate explanation 
B) breakdown theory has several serious flaws 
C) most sociologists today accept the validity of breakdown theory 
D) breakdown theory is as relevant today as it was in the 1930s 
E) all of these choices

Question 5

Which social movement theory is based on symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

In the early 1900s in Britain,women and poorer workers succeeded in achieving the same rights of political citizenship as men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to breakdown theory,which of the following factors influence(s)nonroutine collective action,such as lynching?

Accepted Answer

A) economic deprivation that impoverishes and marginalizes 
B) the inherent irrationality of crowds 
C) serious violations of norms 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) economic deprivation that impoverishes and marginalizes 
B) the inherent irrationality of crowds 
C) serious violations of norms 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

What does the future hold for social movements? What do you think the labor movement,the environmental movement,and the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

Accepted Answer

The future of social movements is diffic

Question 9

Between 1948 and 1983,when unemployment increased,big strikes:

Accepted Answer

A) were more common 
B) were less common 
C) were as common as they were when unemployment fell 
D) ceased entirely 
A) were more common 
B) were less common 
C) were as common as they were when unemployment fell 
D) ceased entirely

Question 10

Until the 1970s,sociologists stressed which of the following as a necessary precondition for nonroutine collective action to take place?

Accepted Answer

A) a group of people must be economically deprived or socially rootless 
B) the norms of a group must be disrupted 
C) group members must lose their capacity to act rationally by getting caught up in the supposed madness of crowds 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) a group of people must be economically deprived or socially rootless 
B) the norms of a group must be disrupted 
C) group members must lose their capacity to act rationally by getting caught up in the supposed madness of crowds 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

Which theory stresses the face-to-face interaction strategies employed by movement members to recruit nonmembers who are like-minded,apathetic,or even initially opposed to the movement's goals?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

In Europe and North America in 1700,social movements were typically:

Accepted Answer

A) small 
B) localized 
C) violent 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) small 
B) localized 
C) violent 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

After 1970,which theory dominated analyses of collective action and social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) breakdown 
B) functionalist 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist 
E) solidarity 
A) breakdown 
B) functionalist 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist 
E) solidarity

Question 14

The right to vote and run for office is known as what kind of citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A) civil citizenship 
B) political citizenship 
C) social citizenship 
D) new social movements 
E) universal citizenship 
A) civil citizenship 
B) political citizenship 
C) social citizenship 
D) new social movements 
E) universal citizenship

Question 15

Which of the following "weapons" have workers typically used to advance their interests?

Accepted Answer

A) unions 
B) political parties 
C) strikes 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) unions 
B) political parties 
C) strikes 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

Which of the following is an indicator of the organizational power of unions?

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization 
B) union density 
C) organizational inertia 
D) collective action 
E) None of the above. 
A) resource mobilization 
B) union density 
C) organizational inertia 
D) collective action 
E) None of the above.

Question 17

What leads Brym and Lie to conclude that social movements are long-term attempts to correct perceived injustice that require a sound social-organizational basis?

Accepted Answer

Brym and Lie are sociologists who have s

Question 18

Over the short term,strikes have been more frequent during:

Accepted Answer

A) economic "booms" 
B) economic "busts" 
C) periods of economic stability 
D) periods when the economy rapidly cycles between "boom" and "bust" 
E) none of these choices 
A) economic "booms" 
B) economic "busts" 
C) periods of economic stability 
D) periods when the economy rapidly cycles between "boom" and "bust" 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

Chances for protest emerge when influential allies offer support,when ruling political alignments become unstable,and when elite groups get divided and come into conflict with one another.This illustrates the importance of ____ in the emergence of social movements.

Accepted Answer

A) strain 
B) political opportunities 
C) frame alignment 
D) breakdown 
E) resource mobilization 
A) strain 
B) political opportunities 
C) frame alignment 
D) breakdown 
E) resource mobilization

Question 20

What is frame alignment?

Accepted Answer

Frame alignment is the process

Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

Union members as a percentage of non-farm workers is known as:

A condition of extreme poverty is called relative deprivation.

Define civil citizenship.

Brym and Lie apply the elements of breakdown theory (deprivation,contagion,and strain)to the tragic story of the lynching of Claude Neal.They conclude that:

Which social movement theory is based on symbolic interactionism?

In the early 1900s in Britain,women and poorer workers succeeded in achieving the same rights of political citizenship as men.

According to breakdown theory,which of the following factors influence(s)nonroutine collective action,such as lynching?

What does the future hold for social movements? What do you think the labor movement,the environmental movement,and the women's movement will look like in 2050? Why do you hold these opinions?

Between 1948 and 1983,when unemployment increased,big strikes:

Until the 1970s,sociologists stressed which of the following as a necessary precondition for nonroutine collective action to take place?

Which theory stresses the face-to-face interaction strategies employed by movement members to recruit nonmembers who are like-minded,apathetic,or even initially opposed to the movement's goals?

In Europe and North America in 1700,social movements were typically:

After 1970,which theory dominated analyses of collective action and social movements?

The right to vote and run for office is known as what kind of citizenship?

Which of the following "weapons" have workers typically used to advance their interests?

Which of the following is an indicator of the organizational power of unions?

What leads Brym and Lie to conclude that social movements are long-term attempts to correct perceived injustice that require a sound social-organizational basis?

Over the short term,strikes have been more frequent during:

Chances for protest emerge when influential allies offer support,when ruling political alignments become unstable,and when elite groups get divided and come into conflict with one another.This illustrates the importance of ____ in the emergence of social movements.

What is frame alignment?

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