A sociologist observing the Occupy Wall Street protest in 2011 found that participants often implemented a “blame frame” in order to call out the greed of the wealthiest 1 percent of the population for the economic inequalities in U.S. society. This

interpretation is an example of which social movement theory?

a. mass society theory
b. resource-mobilization theory
c. new social movements theory
d. cultural theory


Answer: D

Sociology

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