According to your text, a social movement often includes a number of social movement organizations (SMOs). Social movement organizations within a social movement:
a. all have members with similar social class backgrounds.
b. are diverse in their membership and their tactics.
c. are most successful when their membership is made up of professionals.
d. are most often dysfunctional for achieving the movement's goals.
Question 2Although many people believe in equal pay for equal work, men and women still often earn different incomes for the same jobs. Similarly, although many couples express support for sharing household chores, women spend more hours each week on housework, even when they work outside the home. In these examples, the goals of the Women's Movement have been:
a. co-opted.
b. preempted.
c. collapsed
d. successful.
Question 3Which of these is NOT one of sociologist William Gamson's four possible outcomes of social movement activities?
a. The social movement may achieve its goals and win acceptance as a legitimate organization.
b. The goals of the social movement may be co-opted by winning social approval in the absence of any significant change.
c. The programs of social movement organizations may be preempted by authorities who adopt their agenda but denigrate and ridicule the organization that originated them.
d. The goals of the movement may be achieved although the majority of people are still not in favor of them.
Question 4Kate is upset by the way that gay men and lesbians are treated in the United States and believes that laws and attitudes about homosexuality need to be changed. Kate thinks that if younger people can be educated to be more accepting it will be possible to change the laws and other people's attitudes. Kate's beliefs are an example of:
a. false consciousness
b. class consciousness
c. insurgent consciousness
d. constituent consciousness
Question 5Within political process theory, __________ is the individual sense that change is both needed and possible.
a. false consciousness
b. class consciousness
c. insurgent consciousness
d. constituent consciousness
Question 6According to political process theory, how does an insurgent consciousness develop?
a. Individuals develop an insurgent consciousness when they experience feelings of deprivation.
b. Individuals develop an insurgent consciousness through their interaction with others.
c. Individuals develop an insurgent consciousness only if they have feelings of relative-deprivation.
d. The only way for an insurgent consciousness to develop is if an individual is socialized into a movement from a young age.
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