Deck 16: Social Movements

Question 1

The concept of social movements originated:

A) In medieval times
B) In the 17th century
C) In the 19th century
D) In the 20th century

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The four constitutive elements of social movements are:

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

The main reason for collective protest is:

A) Repression
B) Relative deprivation
C) Objective deprivation
D) Political mismanagement

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Social movements can be best explained by:

A) Individual (psychological) factors
B) Cultural factors
C) Economic factors
D) A set of middle-range theories

Question 5

The course of social movements follows as natural life cycle

Question 6

Political opportunity structure refers to:

A)A movement's internal conditions for mobilization
B) A movement's external conditions for mobilization
C) Both internal and external conditions
D) A movements strategic capacity

Question 7

The most important social movement of the 19th century is:

A) The environmental movement
B) The labour movement
C) The anti-slavery movement
D) The peace movement

Question 8

The term 'new social movements' marks a difference to:

A) Old agrarian movements
B) Populist movements
C) Old left-wing movements
B) Fascist movements

Question 9

With the spread of the internet, streets mobilization has sharply declined.

Question 10

The main orientation of global justice movements is:

A) Right-wing
B) Left-wing
C) Populist
D) Anarchist