The abortion rights movement was comprised of:
a. radical feminists.
b. women in need of abortions.
c. women who had been injured by illegal abortion.
d. doctors, lawyers, and women in mainstream political groups.
Question 2The abortion rights movement first developed in the:
a. 1940s.
b. 1960s.
c. 1970s.
d. 1980s.
Question 3Countermovements are most likely to develop:
a. when the original movement frames its goals very broadly.
b. when the original movement appears to have had little success.
c. when they are grassroots and comprised of lower-status individuals.
d. when they share the same values as the original movement but hope for achieving a different goal.
Question 4Which of these is NOT one of the conditions under which countermovements are most likely to develop?
a. the original movement appears to have been moderately successful
b. members of a potential new movement are able to find powerful allies
c. when individuals feel comfortable in their position
d. when individuals feel their status, values, or power has been threatened by the original movement
Question 5Countermovements:
a. may be left-wing or right-wing in orientation.
b. are never left-wing in orientation.
c. are generally made up of members of the existing power structure.
d. are almost always religious in orientation.
Question 6Countermovements are:
a. groups that are neutral third parties to social movements.
b. groups that help negotiate demands made by social movements.
c. more radical types of social movements.
d. groups that seek to reverse or resist change advocated by a social movement.
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