Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

The B.C.Teachers Federation threatened various job actions after a year's worth of negotiations did not bring them any closer to a contract with the provincial government.What is the B.C.Teachers Federation engaged in?

The Faculty Association at a Canadian university bargains with the university administration for higher wages and increased pensions.What is the Faculty Association engaged in?

What were the introductions of the Canada Assistance Plan and Employment Insurance in Canada part of?

What are social movements?

Having a doctoral degree, a job as a professor, and a large savings account are all examples of which of the following?

The idea that a crowd can create a sense of invincibility in a person that allows her or him to yield to basic instincts she or he would normally not give in to is the central tenet of which of the following theories?

In the wake of the fifth consecutive wage cut, when General Motors was making unprecedented profits, the workers at the Oshawa plant joined the United Auto Workers Union.According to the textbook, what do their actions represent?

Which theory assumes that collective action results from the disruption of traditional norms and patterns of behaviour?

During the 2011 Stanley Cup riot, otherwise ordinary citizens began vandalizing cars and buildings in downtown Vancouver.Which theory would argue that this behaviour could be expected?

In the United States in the 1960s, certain political forces created a climate that discouraged union growth.What resulted from that situation?

What leads the authors of the textbook to conclude that social movements are long-term attempts to correct perceived injustices that require a sound social-organizational basis?

Was the Vancouver riot of 1907 a social movement? Why or why not?

Which theory argues that people are most likely to rebel when rising expectations are met by an abrupt decline in social rewards?

Leesa participated in the Gay Pride March in Toronto.She marched not because she is gay, but because she believes that everyone has rights that must be acknowledged and respected.According to the text, which of the following concepts is she supporting?

What accounts for the comparatively high level of unionization in Canada as compared to that in the United States?

Discuss and give examples of the globalization of social movements.How do globalized social movements differ from movements at earlier periods in history?

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

What is the term for the right to free speech, freedom of religion, and justice before the law?

How did the B.C.Forest Alliance try to disalign the way its opponents framed the issues?

How would Charles Tilly define the actions of the very few protestors who engaged in vandalism of a Starbucks window at the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) protest?