Question 1

Collective action and social movements do not occur only when disadvantaged groups become more powerful.Under which of the following other conditions do opportunities for protest occur?

Accepted Answer

A) when elites struggle against social movement formation 
B) when elites focus on protecting their privilege 
C) when elites become weak and divisive 
D) when elites begin to sympathize with the disadvantaged

Question 2

Which of the following derailed the textbook author's efforts to initiate a protest about pulp mill pollution among students in a New Brunswick high school?

Accepted Answer

A) resource immobilization 
B) elite authority 
C) elite social control tactics 
D) frame alignment problems

Question 3

Which of the following theories is breakdown theory a variant of?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict theory 
B) functionalist theory 
C) symbolic interactionist theory 
D) postmodernist theory

Question 4

Involvement in a social movement is likely to require more of a sacrifice than most Twitter followers and Facebook friends are prepared to take on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As the state came to encompass most aspects of social life, how did social movements change in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) They became increasingly local in scope. 
B) Their membership decreased. 
C) They became less violent. 
D) They became increasingly violent.

Question 6

Breakdown theory focuses on the impact that shifts in the balance of power between disadvantaged and privileged groups have on the formation of social movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The violation of norms (sometimes called strain) is an aspect of breakdown theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What do we call sporadic, brief, and sometimes violent group actions?

Accepted Answer

A) non-routine collective action 
B) general collective action 
C) democratic collective action 
D) socially unstable action

Question 9

The minister of the New Glory Evangelical church is interviewed on a national talk show about same-sex marriage.The minister's position is that some gay rights advocates are really anti-family and are seeking the goal of communism.Which theory best explains the minister's actions?

Accepted Answer

A) frame alignment theory 
B) solidarity theory 
C) resource mobilization 
D) breakdown theory

Question 10

What type of unified action is Mothers Are Workers (MAW) a part of?

Accepted Answer

A) a non-routine collective action 
B) irrational collective action 
C) traditional collective action 
D) routine collective action

Question 11

Solidarity theory focuses on who is recruited to social movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The level of unionization increases working-class power and is reflected in the political behaviour of citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the textbook, which of the following terms refers to the struggle engaged in by underprivileged groups to broaden rights?

Accepted Answer

A) theocratic revolution 
B) socialism 
C) social movements 
D) civil society

Question 14

A young Canadian activist attends a summit meeting of the world's top economic powers in Toronto.He is protesting peacefully when the police pepper-spray the crowd and arrest him; he then complains that his rights are being violated.What rights is he invoking in his complaint?

Accepted Answer

A) his rights afforded in civil citizenship 
B) his rights to self-determination 
C) his rights to be informed of his crime 
D) his rights to call on legal representation

Question 15

What type of action is an annual Peace Walk?

Accepted Answer

A) routine collective action 
B) general collective action 
C) democratic collective action 
D) peaceful social action

Question 16

Which of the following was the most violent strike in Canadian history so far?

Accepted Answer

A) the Vancouver General Strike of 1908 
B) the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 
C) the Oshawa Strike of 1937 
D) the Windsor Strike of 1952

Question 17

In this textbook, the authors argue that the history of social movements is the history of attempts by privileged groups to narrow their members' citizenship rights and narrow the scope of protest to the global level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When a social movement emerges from the collective actions of a group, what must discontented people succeed in establishing?

Accepted Answer

A) equality for all group members 
B) a reserve army of labour 
C) an organizational base 
D) charismatic leadership

Question 19

What are people engaged in when they act together to create or resist social, political, or economic changes?

Accepted Answer

A) democratic government 
B) economic development 
C) subversion 
D) collective action

Question 20

According to resource mobilization theory, when would strike activity be the most likely to increase?

Accepted Answer

A) when unemployment is high 
B) when state surveillance is high 
C) when social welfare benefits are generous 
D) when elite coalitions are strengthened

Exam 21: Collective Action and Social Movements

Collective action and social movements do not occur only when disadvantaged groups become more powerful.Under which of the following other conditions do opportunities for protest occur?

Which of the following derailed the textbook author's efforts to initiate a protest about pulp mill pollution among students in a New Brunswick high school?

Which of the following theories is breakdown theory a variant of?

Involvement in a social movement is likely to require more of a sacrifice than most Twitter followers and Facebook friends are prepared to take on.

As the state came to encompass most aspects of social life, how did social movements change in Canada?

Breakdown theory focuses on the impact that shifts in the balance of power between disadvantaged and privileged groups have on the formation of social movements.

The violation of norms (sometimes called strain) is an aspect of breakdown theory.

What do we call sporadic, brief, and sometimes violent group actions?

The minister of the New Glory Evangelical church is interviewed on a national talk show about same-sex marriage.The minister's position is that some gay rights advocates are really anti-family and are seeking the goal of communism.Which theory best explains the minister's actions?

What type of unified action is Mothers Are Workers (MAW) a part of?

Solidarity theory focuses on who is recruited to social movements.

The level of unionization increases working-class power and is reflected in the political behaviour of citizens.

According to the textbook, which of the following terms refers to the struggle engaged in by underprivileged groups to broaden rights?

A young Canadian activist attends a summit meeting of the world's top economic powers in Toronto.He is protesting peacefully when the police pepper-spray the crowd and arrest him; he then complains that his rights are being violated.What rights is he invoking in his complaint?

What type of action is an annual Peace Walk?

Which of the following was the most violent strike in Canadian history so far?

In this textbook, the authors argue that the history of social movements is the history of attempts by privileged groups to narrow their members' citizenship rights and narrow the scope of protest to the global level.

When a social movement emerges from the collective actions of a group, what must discontented people succeed in establishing?

What are people engaged in when they act together to create or resist social, political, or economic changes?

According to resource mobilization theory, when would strike activity be the most likely to increase?