Exam 15: Social Movements and Change

Which of the following is NOT a factor related to the formation and maintenance of social movements?

Change is a exogenous force or one that originates outside society, according to which perspective?

Civil disobedience involves breaking the law and acting violently in crowds.

Most social change is planned change.

What is resource mobilizations theory? What are its main arguments? How does resource mobilization describe why social movements are successful or not?

Rapid social change increases the general level of anomie in society.

A large-scale social movement does not require both local and national organization.

Provide an example of social change occurring presently and analyze the change through both a functionalist and conflict theory perspective.

What event(s) led to increased concern about environmental issues in the 1980s?

Discuss how political processes can influence and shape a social movement and its symbols. Provide at least two examples.

Which group(s) benefits most from rapid social change?

Throughout most of human history change has usually occurred very slowly.

New norms are developed to address new social situations during times of social change.

The majority of people do not play a role in contributing to or being affected by larger societal changes.

What are some examples of and consequences of rapid social change?

What is the difference between collective actions and social movements?

Karl Marx's social change theory is also an evolutionary theory.

What are some of the larger social changes and shifts that Farley and Flota mention in their book that have occurred during modernization?

What does institutionalization mean when applied to a social movement? How do sociologists define institutionalization in regard to social movements? Provide an example of institutionalization.

Define Relative-deprivation theory and its most significant contribution to social movement theory.