Slide 4- Social Movements -

Question 1

What is collective action

Answer 1

Action that takes place in groups and diverges from the social norms of the situation

Question 2

What are the two types of collective action

Answer 2

1. Crowd Collective Action - face to face with another member of group
2. Mass collective action - When people aren’t physically together

Question 3

What are the three theories of crowd behaviour

Answer 3

1. Convergence Theory
2. Contagion Theory
3. Emergent Norm Theory

Question 4

What is the Convergence Theory

Answer 4

The collective action happens when people with similar ideas and tendencies gather in the same place

Question 5

What is the contagion theory from crowd behaviour

Answer 5

It is the collective actions arises because of peoples tendency to conform to the behaviour of others with whom they are in close contact

Question 6

What is the emergent Norm theory from of crowd behaviour

Answer 6

emphasizes the influence of keynoters in promoting new behavioural norm; they establish a behavioural pattern that emerges as the norm for the group

Question 7

What is the value added theory

Answer 7

social movements increase in value in a series of progressive stages to achieve a successful outcome

Question 8

What are the progressive stages in ‘value added theory’

Answer 8

1. A persistent social strain
2. agreement on definition of problem
3. Individuals must be able to act on their grievance
4. Must be a ‘spark’ which ignites the controversy
5. People gather in organized way
6. Failure of social control by established power holders

Question 9

What is a social movement

Answer 9

It is an organized effort by a substantial number of people to change or resist change in some major aspects of society

Question 10

What type of people are most commonly found in social movements

Answer 10

Comprised of non-elite members of society - tend to have little or no control over major economic, symbolic, political, military resources

Question 11

What is the point/goal of a social movement

Answer 11

It aims to spread a counter-ideology to change attitudes, everyday practices, public opinions, policies, procedures of governments and business

• accomplished through deconstruction

Question 12

What are the four types of social movements

Answer 12

Alternative social movement

Redemptive social movement

Reformative social movement

Revolutionary Social Movement

Question 13

Alternative social movement is one of the four social movements. What is it

Answer 13

It aims for limited societal change; target narrow group of people

Ex. Planned parenthood, Alcohol anonymous, mothers against drunk driving[MAAD]

Question 14

Redemptive Social Movement is one of the four social movements. What is it?

Answer 14

It aims for more radical change; target specific groups

Women suffrage movement.

Question 15

Reformative social Movement is one of the four social movements. What is it/

Answer 15

Aim for limited social change but across entire society

switch from standard incandescent light bulbs to energy-saving compact florescent bulbs in all American households.

Recycling

Question 16

Revolutionary social movement is one of the four social movement. What is it?

Answer 16

Aim for radical reorganization of society

an attempt to change government, regime, or society (or all three) by violence;

Question 17

How aspects must a social movement must have to be successful

Answer 17

1. Moral - sympathy just, right
2. Cultural - knowledge of how to protest
3. Material - supplies and money
4. Human - labour, skills
5. Social Organizational - communition means

Question 18

What is the framing theory

Answer 18

It is the process by which individuals come to embrace the goals and methods of the social movement is refereed as the frame alignment

Question 19

What is frame alignment

Answer 19

The process by which individuals come to embrace the goals and methods of the social movement

Question 20

In order to mobilize support, framing theorist maintain that social movement must be successful at three core framing tasks:

Answer 20

Diagnostic frames

Prognostic frames

Motivational Frames

Question 21

According to the framing theory, what is a diagnostic frame

Answer 21

It define social problems and injustice

Question 22

According to the framing theory, what is a prognostic frames

Answer 22

It articulates solutions and strategies for positive social change

Question 23

According to the framing theory, what is a motivational frame

Answer 23

It compels people to join the social movement

Question 24

What are the three sociological theories

Answer 24

1. Structural Functionalism
2. Critical Theories - Conflict theory - Feminist Sociology
3. Symbolic Interactionism

Question 25

What is an example of a social movement that has recently happened in canada

Answer 25

The Ottawa truck protest is an example of a social movement

Question 26

Why is a social movement deviant

Answer 26

It diverges from the norm- workers should not be revolting against the boss

Question 27

What is an example of a mass collective action

Answer 27

Crowd petitions - when people are not physically together

Question 28

What are the steps to achieving value added theory

Answer 28

There are six

1.Peristent social strain / precipitating factors

2. Agreement on definition of the problem/ why is it a
3. Individuals must be able to act on their grivience
4. Must be a spark - feeling of empowerment
5. People gathering in organized way/ mobilization of the public for action
6. Failure of social control by established

Question 29

According the the value added theory how are individuals suppose to act on their grievance

Answer 29

They must ask themselves how they should take action

Ex. Street take over[dog walks] if people are out and about it discourages drug/sex trade

Question 30

What is an alternative movement

Answer 30

Targeting narrow group of people

Question 31

What is an example of a reformation social movement

Answer 31

small changes but across entire society

Ex. Recycling - limited social change- didn’t limit use materials or over consumption

Question 32

What is the revolutionary social movement

Answer 32

Very radical