Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

According to Brym and Lie,people were predisposed to participate in the Neal lynching because of their:

If people participate in short-lived and sometimes violent protests they are engaged in:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of breakdown theory?

The right to a certain level of economic security and full participation in the social life in a modern welfare state is called:

A fourth stage in the history of social movements,universal citizenship,involves the promotion of the extension of citizenship rights to all adult members of society and to society as a whole.

Which social movement theory focuses on how social movement leaders can reach out to other organizations that,they believe,contain people who may be sympathetic to their movement's cause?

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Collective action that is usually nonviolent and follows established patterns of behavior in bureaucratic social structures is called:

For the past 30 years,most researchers have recognized that collective action is often not a short-term reaction to disorganization and deprivation.Instead,it is a long-term attempt to correct perceived injustice that requires a sound social-organizational basis.

Widely valued goods such as money,education,prestige,and security are known as:

Which is NOT a characteristic of new social movements that distinguish them from old social movements?

According to Gustave Le Bon,crowds are surprisingly stable groups of people.Because people are so well socialized into the norms of a society,crowd behavior is more orderly than unstable.

A breakdown in traditional norms is an indicator of:

Which term refers to the growth of an intolerable gap between the social rewards people expect to receive and those they actually receive?

Which of the following represents an improvement in the lives of Americans that the union movement helped to introduce?

Sociologists moved away from the term "collective behavior" to the new term "collective action" because:

Using breakdown theory,explain how a riot or a lynching might occur.

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

If governments choose to engage in the surveillance of all social movements they may harm:

Which is (are)among the statements made in Chapter 21 of the textbook regarding social movements,in the wake of the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11,2001?