Question 1

Resource mobilization theory looks at what is necessary to begin and sustain a social movement, including money and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The idea that people are experts in their own lives and can therefore take part in the research process is a tenet of ______ research.

Accepted Answer

A)   independent power
B)   collective solidarity
C)   community based
D)   participatory action

Question 3

A woman living in a rural neighborhood where fracking is occurring wants to bring attention to this problem. She begins calling neighbors and trying to get them to help. Which stage of organizing a social movement does this describe?

Accepted Answer

A)   mobilization
B)   coordination
C)   coalescence
D)   interaction

Question 4

According to ______ theorists, social movements emerge when there is an unequal distribution of goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A)   conflict
B)   symbolic interactionist
C)   functionalist
D)   social identity

Question 5

A person who is involved in a ______ is working to end gender inequality and gender oppression.

Accepted Answer

A)   gendered institution
B)   matriarchal organization
C)   feminist organization
D)   counter-cultural organization

Question 6

An approach to understanding social movements is the ______ approach, which focuses on how movements highlight certain facts and themes while making others invisible to promote their cause.

Accepted Answer

A)   functionalist
B)   symbolic
C)   linguistic
D)   framing

Question 7

How did the movement to achieve marriage equality utilize media sources?

Accepted Answer

A)   by ensuring that protests were always in the news
B)   by arguing their plight on new stations
C)   by buying advertising time during popular shows
D)   by gaining acting roles on television shows portraying LGBT characters

Question 8

Deb participates in marches and protests that are focused on animal rights whenever she can. The protests make her feel like she is part of a large family with the other protesters. This demonstrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   collective solidarity
B)   beneficiary constituency
C)   responsible social action
D)   participatory action research

Question 9

When women from technology companies protest to bring attention to the need for equal pay for equal work, these women are most likely beneficiary constituents

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

List and describe the four different types of social movements.

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Question 11

Social movements are more likely to develop in which political climate?

Accepted Answer

A)   a socialist-oriented society
B)   a nationalist oriented society
C)   a repressive society where there is a greater desire for social change
D)   a society where people have the freedom to organize and mobilize

Question 12

A collective group of people interested in creating social change and challenging authority and power is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   social equality
B)   a social movement
C)   social behaviorism
D)   a social structure

Question 13

Public approval for same-sex marriage was decreasing until the Supreme Court legalized it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How would participatory action research help when potential participants for a research study are not trusting?

Accepted Answer

Participatory action research (PAR) star...

Question 15

A young woman participates in the Women's March in Washington D. C. She is participating in a(n)  ______ movement.

Accepted Answer

A)   reformative
B)   redemptive
C)   revolutionary
D)   alternative

Question 16

People who participate in community-based organizing are mainly interested in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   using the community to access political, social, and economic power
B)   applying their community-based organization efforts to global communities
C)   addressing an issue that impacts their own communities
D)   focusing on global inequality

Question 17

Which theory notes that a social movement's success depends on the movement's connections, funding, and participants?

Accepted Answer

A)   transnational mobilization theory
B)   resource mobilization theory
C)   functional theory
D)   collective organization theory

Question 18

The first step of any social movement is to identify an issue that needs to be addressed. Alongside this step, a movement must ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   make an argument for why change should occur
B)   use symbols and rhetoric to recruit others to join the movement
C)   gather conscious constituents and financial supporters
D)   exclude people who are unwilling to change their behaviors to support the cause

Question 19

How does civil disobedience help a social movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   It brings in donations from other citizens.
B)   It breaks social customs or laws to make a point.
C)   It models behaviors designed to bring peace.
D)   It attacks social institutions

Question 20

______ social movements mobilize around a shared identity.

Accepted Answer

A)   Critical
B)   Functionalist
C)   Identity-based
D)   Spatial justice

Exam 16: Changing Society Through Social Movements

A woman living in a rural neighborhood where fracking is occurring wants to bring attention to this problem. She begins calling neighbors and trying to get them to help. Which stage of organizing a social movement does this describe?

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How does civil disobedience help a social movement?

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The idea that people are experts in their own lives and can therefore take part in the research process is a tenet of ______ research.

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How would participatory action research help when potential participants for a research study are not trusting?

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The first step of any social movement is to identify an issue that needs to be addressed. Alongside this step, a movement must ______.

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______ social movements mobilize around a shared identity.

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Resource mobilization theory looks at what is necessary to begin and sustain a social movement, including money and people.

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Social movements are more likely to develop in which political climate?

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A young woman participates in the Women's March in Washington D. C. She is participating in a(n) ______ movement.

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An approach to understanding social movements is the ______ approach, which focuses on how movements highlight certain facts and themes while making others invisible to promote their cause.

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A collective group of people interested in creating social change and challenging authority and power is known as ______.

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A person who is involved in a ______ is working to end gender inequality and gender oppression.

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How did the movement to achieve marriage equality utilize media sources?

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Deb participates in marches and protests that are focused on animal rights whenever she can. The protests make her feel like she is part of a large family with the other protesters. This demonstrates ______.

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List and describe the four different types of social movements.

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According to ______ theorists, social movements emerge when there is an unequal distribution of goods and services.

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When women from technology companies protest to bring attention to the need for equal pay for equal work, these women are most likely beneficiary constituents

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Which theory notes that a social movement's success depends on the movement's connections, funding, and participants?

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Public approval for same-sex marriage was decreasing until the Supreme Court legalized it.

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People who participate in community-based organizing are mainly interested in ______.

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