21.2 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
If we divide social movements according to their positions among all social movements in a society, we are using the __________ theory to understand social movements.
new social movement
framing
resource mobilization
value-added
While PETA is a social movement organization, taken together, the animal rights social movement organizations PETA, ALF, and Greenpeace are a __________.
social movement industry
social movement sector
social movement party
social industry
Social movements are:
the collective action of individuals working together in an attempt to establish new norms beliefs, or values
disruptive and chaotic challenges to the government
ineffective mass movements
the singular activities of a collection of groups working to challenge the status quo
When the League of Women Voters successfully achieved its goal of women being allowed to vote, they had to undergo frame __________, a means of completely changing their goals to ensure continuing relevance.
transformation
extension
amplification
bridging
If a movement claims that the best way to reverse climate change is to reduce carbon emissions by outlawing privately owned cars, “outlawing cars” is the ________.
prognostic framing
diagnostic framing
motivational framing
frame transformation

The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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