What is the resource mobilization problem in the theory of collective behavior?

What will be an ideal response?


The resource mobilization problem refers to the ways in which social movements mobilize existing leaders and organizations rather than simply relying on the participation of people who happen to be moved to action. It addresses such issues as how well the movement enlists the support of related organizations, how it raises money, and how it converts members to activists.

Sociology

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Bill is imploring his fellow workers to strike,

reminding them that the only way their immigrant ancestors achieved any social mobility was by force, not assimilation. Bill's interpretation of history is in line with __________ theory. A) functionalist B) conflict C) interactionist D) rational choice

Sociology

A short prison stay designed to impress upon the youth the consequences of further delinquency is called __________

a. shock probation b. shock parole c. shock restitution d. shock restoration

Sociology

Fourteen-year-old Alicia ran away from home to escape her abusive father. Which of the following types of crime has she committed?

a. Larceny b. Status offense c. White-collar crime d. Intimidation

Sociology

The researcher is most likely using which variable as the dependent variable in this analysis?

A researcher is interested to know whether people of different racial-ethnic groups tend to hold different ideas about American cultural diversity. She creates Figure 4.1, where RACEHISP is a variable that indicates respondents’ self-identification as non-Hispanic white, Black or African American, non-Black Hispanic, or another racial/ethnic minority group. IMMCULT is a variable corresponding to the question “How much do you agree of disagree with the following statements? ‘American culture is generally undermined by immigrants.’

Figure 4.1


a. YEAR
b. RACEHISP
c. IMMCULT
d. DEGREE

Sociology