Identify three factors that determine whether a social movement will succeed. Apply those factors in an assessment of the Civil Rights Movement.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answer varies but can include a variety of factors that help determine whether a social movement will succeed (Cross and Snow 2012; Rochon 1990). One is its sheer size. Another is novelty, or the uniqueness of the movement and its goals. Uniqueness and size are important because they lead to a great deal of media attention, which, in turn, is likely to generate additional supporters and funds. Militancy can be a double-edged sword, since a highly militant social movement might be able to achieve its goals quickly, but militancy, like violence, can lead to counterreactions and suppression. Nonviolence has been a successful method for social movements because it avoids the powerful counterreactions engendered by violent and militant social movements.
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a. True b. False
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A) patrilineal B) matrilineal C) gynarchies D) androcracies
What type of social structure is controlled by men?
A. matriarchy B. paternalism C. oligarchy D. patriarchy
Michels's analysis of the iron law of oligarchy reflected the ideas of which of the following perspectives?
A. functionalist B. conflict C. symbolic interactionist D. feminist