Social Movements

Question 1

What is meant by the term resource mobilization?

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resource mobilization is the organization and effective use of resources

Question 2

In order to explain social movements, sociologists look ata.problems among individuals.c.problems in the social structure.b.voting patterns.d.inequalities of wealth.

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C

Question 3

Describe a revisionary movement and provide an example.

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Revisionary movements aim to improve, or revise, some part of society through social change. Some examples include the women’s suffrage movement, the civil rights movement, and the environmental movement.

Question 4

Four stages in the life cycle of social movements are Agitation, _______, Bureaucratization, and Institutionalization.

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Legitimation

Question 5

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

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relative deprivation theory

Question 6

Name the four types of social movements.

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reactionary, conservative, revisionary, and revolutionary

Question 7

What is the main goal of a conservative movement?

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to try to protect what they see as society’s prevailing values from change that they consider to be a threat to those values.

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