Which of the following is true of resource mobilization theory?
A) It states social movements are formed by people who feel alienated, isolated, and disconnected from others.
B) It ignores the role of organization and leadership in forming a social movement.
C) It focuses on the role of relative deprivation in a social movement's formation.
D) It helps people understand collective behavior that crosses international boundaries.
E) It emphasizes on structural factors in explaining why some social movements thrive whereas others shrivel.
Question 2According to resource mobilization theory, which of the following statements is true of a social movement?
A) It should try to preserve the status quo by blocking change or undoing change that has already occurred.
B) It takes more than feeling alienated or disadvantaged to sustain a social movement.
C) It should offer a sense of belonging to people who feel alienated and disconnected from others.
D) It should focus on bridging the gap between what people have and what they think they should have compared with others in a society.
E) It will succeed if it seeks limited change and does not threaten the present state of affairs of the society.
Question 3Which of the following statements is true of relative deprivation theory?
A) People always react to relative deprivation by forming social movements.
B) It explains why some people join movements even though they do not see themselves as deprived.
C) It explains why some people join movements even though they do not expect to gain anything personally if the movement succeeds.
D) It is narrower than mass society theory.
E) According to relative deprivation theorists, people often feel that they deserve better than they have.
Question 4Which of the following statements is true of mass society theory?
A) A criticism of mass society theory is that it does not explain why some people form extreme political movements like Fascism and Nazism.
B) It is the modern explanation for why social movements emerge.
C) A criticism of mass society theory is that movement organizers are well-integrated into their families.
D) It is broader than relative deprivation theory.
E) According to this theory, a social movement will succeed if it can put together (or mobilize) an organization and leadership dedicated to advancing its cause.
Question 5Identify a true statement about revolutionary social movements.
A) They are based on spiritual or supernatural beliefs.
B) They form immediately after an earlier movement has succeeded in creating change.
C) They bring change in society through the use of violence and intimidation.
D) They seek limited change and only for some people.
E) They are the least threatening to the status quo and do not want to replace the existing social order.
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