Ch. 21: Social Movements

Which of the following best defines a social movement? A group of people organized at a meeting, such as a town hall or a courtroom. A collection of rights and laws aimed at the silent majority. A purposeful organized group or network hoping to work toward a common social goal.

A purposeful organized group or network hoping to work toward a common social goal.

When social movements link their goals to the goals of other social movements and merge into a single group, this is referred to as: Frame diagnostics Motivational framing Frame alignment process

Frame alignment process

The anti-drug campaign in the 1980's encouraged students to "just say no" to put an end to drug use and drug violence. Which type of framing did this campaign use? Diagnostic Motivational Referential Prognostic

Motivational

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an animal rights group that has over 2 million members across the country and spends millions of dollars on advertising (print, broadcast and social media) in order to spread social awareness about their cause each year. Which theory attempts to use these factors to explain PETA's success? Collective behavior theory New social movement theory Resource mobilization theory Frame alignment process

Resource mobilization theory

resource mobilization theory

a theory that explains social movements' success in terms of their ability to acquire resources and mobilize individuals

social movement

purposeful organized group(s) or networking hoping to work toward a common social goal

Rational choice theory of participation

school of thought based on the assumption that individuals choose a course of action that is most in line with their personal preferences

Social movements are: disruptive and chaotic challenges to the government ineffective mass movements the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values the singular activities of a collection of groups working to challenge the status quo

the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values