Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

A group of single mothers protests cuts to welfare benefits.According to the textbook, what is most likely to have sparked this action?

In Vancouver in 2011, downtown crowds rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.What kind of group action did the Vancouver crowds engage in?

An organization with white supremacist leanings organizes a talk on freedom of speech in a small town where the single industry is being closed down.The organizers are actually interested in people who attend the talk visiting their book table at the back of the room and signing up to receive their newsletters.Which social movement theory stresses this type of recruitment strategy?

When evaluating breakdown theory, what do critics conclude may be viewed as "necessary but not sufficient" for non-routine collective action to take place?

According to the text, what are new social movements working toward?

Based on research by Charles Tilly and his colleagues, why did group violence increase in France when national elections were held?

Which of the following theories is a variant of functionalism?

When low-wage workers of one ethnic group and high-wage workers from another ethnic group compete for the same jobs, what is the likely result?

What is the women's movement in Canada an example of?

In 2005, gay rights activists celebrated the passage of Bill C-20, allowing same-sex marriage in Canada.What are these activists part of?

Which of the following groups is most likely to call a strike?

Compare and contrast the four stages in the growth of citizenship rights.

A group of gay and lesbian activists and supporters stage a demonstration at the Alberta Legislature regarding equal rights for same-sex couples.Which theory argues that this particular group would be expected to demonstrate?

When contract negotiations break down between a union on a university campus and the university administration, which strategy is likely to be used by the union to extract concessions from the employer?

In the 1960s, the right to vote in elections was finally extended to Indigenous people in Canada.What was their enfranchisement a part of?

Which theory would predict that the violence between World Trade Organization (WTO) protestors and the WTO officials and riot police would get worse as the protestors became increasingly successful in shutting down the WTO Millennium Round of talks?

A group of citizens is concerned about a creosote plant that is being proposed within the limits of their city.The group asks local unions and the local chapter of the Council of Canadians if they can be allowed to speak at their next meetings to educate people about the issue.Which social movement theory discusses this type of strategy?

Which theory suggests that social movements emerge from collective actions when people who are discontented succeed in building a solid membership base?

According to relative deprivation theory, when are people induced to rebel?

According to the textbook, which of the following is most likely to occur if governments engage in video surveillance of protests?