Exam 18: Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

The emergence of a social movement that is a collective response to structural strain that has a psychological effect on individuals is explained by:

In what ways does collective action affect the development of individual identity? Write a couple of paragraphs defining who you are in terms of the effects of collective action.Using examples,what are the benefits of group affiliation?

Max Weber believed that modernity emerged from what movement?

By the ____________ stage,a social movement has become effective in some sense and its membership base has expanded.

A homeless shelter for battered women,where they can learn how to care for themselves and their children,would be an example of a(n)____________ social movement.

A focus on science,universal truths,and objectivity was a characteristic of which period?

Rap music,the Seagram Building in New York City,and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris are cultural examples from which time period?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of resource mobilization theory?

What is the difference between alterative social movements and reformative movements?

You are concerned that the new bar in town is allowing bands to play into the early morning hours.There is no noise ordinance in your town,but you and your neighbors are irritated that you can't sleep on the weekends.You and your neighbors decide to write letters to local politicians to get a noise ordinance in place.This would be what type of participatory movement organization and why? Why would this be a participatory type of organization and not a professional one?

During the modern period,science competed with ____________ as the primary source for knowledge.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the egalitarian nature of American democracy has made Americans more likely than Europeans to enlist in voluntary organizations?

Crowds can spontaneously engage in collective action,but most times they do not.Such an inconsistency is not explained by ____________ theory.

Group behavior has to violate social norms in order to be classified as "collective action" because:

What is the difference between a social movement and a ritual? Give examples of each.

In ____________ societies,tradition was important because the customs that were passed down through the generations helped guide everyday life.

All of the following are characteristics of professional movement organizations EXCEPT when:

A difference between crowd collective action and mass collective action is that:

You have identified yourself as a pet lover all your life,but your involvement with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)has come and gone,depending on your workload at the time.The fact that you love pets would be a ____________ identity,but your on-again,off-again involvement with the ASPCA would be a ____________ identity.

You want to raise awareness about domestic abuse in a way that is the most efficient and least expensive.You might: