Question 1

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Their actions would arouse the sympathies of non-participants. 
B) Their actions would backfire and produce more intense protest. 
C) Their actions would act as a symbolic frame to rouse violent protest. 
D) Their actions would be effective in stopping the protest, at least for a time.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) economic sociology 
B) political institutionalization 
C) collective action 
D) demography

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) because industrialization is lower in Canada 
B) because government surveillance is lower in Canada 
C) because strike activity is discouraged more in Canada 
D) because solidarity between political elites is lower in Canada

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) union representation 
B) union mobilization 
C) union organization 
D) union density

Question 7

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A) civil citizenship 
B) economic citizenship 
C) political citizenship 
D) social citizenship

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A) deprivation 
B) breakdown 
C) anarchy 
D) anomie

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) strain 
B) anomie 
C) long-term social solidarity 
D) functional consensus

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which theory of social movement is based on symbolic interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A) resource mobilization theory 
B) solidarity theory 
C) frame alignment theory 
D) relative deprivation theory

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) political citizenship 
B) civil citizenship 
C) universal citizenship 
D) global citizenship

Question 17

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) a social worker working at a not-for-profit agency trying to establish subsidized housing for people with HIV/AIDS 
B) a local businessperson concerned about the number of homeless people congregating in front of his business daily 
C) a government clerk who believes she is being discriminated against by others at work 
D) an airline baggage handler who is concerned about worker safety

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sociologists believed that they were likely to be socially marginal. 
B) Sociologists believed that they were likely to have strong social networks. 
C) Sociologists believed that they were likely to have strong social resources. 
D) Sociologists believed that they were likely to be political cohorts.

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?