Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 revealed that violence, especially the most extreme forms of violence, is most often initiated by movement partisans, not authorities.

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Question 101

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests, the National Guard arrested peaceful protestors and shot C₂ gas into the crowds, and chased them on horseback.According to what the textbook says about social control, what would be the most likely outcome of these actions?

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Question 102

Routine collective actions tend to be short-lived and sometimes violent.

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Question 103

Which of the following concepts does the study of riots and other non-routine social behaviour illustrate?

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Question 104

Over the past 35 years, union growth in Canada has exceeded that of the United States.Why has this occurred?

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Question 105

Which of the following refers to the number of unionized workers in Canada?

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Question 106

As a high school student, the author of the textbook failed to gain support against the owners of the local paper mill because he didn't frame the issues correctly.

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Question 107

The United States Department of Homeland Security has developed a system of tower-mounted cameras and facial recognition software that can correctly identify people at a distance of 100 metres.

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Question 108

According to the text, which of the terms below refer to a citizen's right to a certain level of economic security and societal participation?

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Question 109

Led by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), a group of homeless people occupies an abandoned building in the Four Corners area of Toronto.According to the textbook, what most likely sparked this action?

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Question 110

In connection with the 1907 Vancouver riot, what did breakdown theory argue that rapid economic growth produced?

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Question 111

What is Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) engaged in when it lobbies for tougher laws against drinking and driving?

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Question 112

Explain how frame alignment differs from resource mobilization and political opportunity theories.

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Question 113

Which theory of social movement is based on symbolic interactionism?

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Question 114

What do we call unified group action that is non-violent and that follows established patterns of behaviour in bureaucratic social structures?

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Question 115

According to the textbook, to what stage have newer social movements been able to carry the struggle for citizenship rights in Canada?

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Question 116

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

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Question 117

Sociologists call Gustave Le Bon's argument the contagion theory of crowd behaviour.

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Question 118

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to join a social movement?

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Question 119

Until the 1970s, what did many sociologists believe about the people who led social movements?

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Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 revealed that violence, especially the most extreme forms of violence, is most often initiated by movement partisans, not authorities.

During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests, the National Guard arrested peaceful protestors and shot C2 gas into the crowds, and chased them on horseback.According to what the textbook says about social control, what would be the most likely outcome of these actions?

Routine collective actions tend to be short-lived and sometimes violent.

Which of the following concepts does the study of riots and other non-routine social behaviour illustrate?

Over the past 35 years, union growth in Canada has exceeded that of the United States.Why has this occurred?

Which of the following refers to the number of unionized workers in Canada?

As a high school student, the author of the textbook failed to gain support against the owners of the local paper mill because he didn't frame the issues correctly.

The United States Department of Homeland Security has developed a system of tower-mounted cameras and facial recognition software that can correctly identify people at a distance of 100 metres.

According to the text, which of the terms below refer to a citizen's right to a certain level of economic security and societal participation?

Led by the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), a group of homeless people occupies an abandoned building in the Four Corners area of Toronto.According to the textbook, what most likely sparked this action?

In connection with the 1907 Vancouver riot, what did breakdown theory argue that rapid economic growth produced?

What is Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) engaged in when it lobbies for tougher laws against drinking and driving?

Explain how frame alignment differs from resource mobilization and political opportunity theories.

Which theory of social movement is based on symbolic interactionism?

What do we call unified group action that is non-violent and that follows established patterns of behaviour in bureaucratic social structures?

According to the textbook, to what stage have newer social movements been able to carry the struggle for citizenship rights in Canada?

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

Sociologists call Gustave Le Bon's argument the contagion theory of crowd behaviour.

According to the textbook, which of the following people is most likely to join a social movement?

Until the 1970s, what did many sociologists believe about the people who led social movements?

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During the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests, the National Guard arrested peaceful protestors and shot C₂ gas into the crowds, and chased them on horseback.According to what the textbook says about social control, what would be the most likely outcome of these actions?