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According to Piven and Cloward, the primary determinant of social movement success is the number of members and resources that an organization has.

Social movements tend to be characterized by widespread chaos, with large masses of people participating but not really knowing why or what they are protesting.

Violence and terrorism — such as lynchings — were part of the racial caste system that controlled Blacks in the South prior to the Civil Rights Movement.

One of the problems with “Classical Approaches” to explaining social movements is that they see social movements as psychological rather than political phenomena.

One goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to secure political rights for Blacks in the South, which included which of the following?

Short Answer Question (5 points, about 25 words): Identify the three elements of the transformation of consciousness: 1. 2.  3. 

In his Op-Ed about mass protests, which of the following arguments does Leonard Pitts make?

Motor development follows a pattern of ______.

Which of the following is an example of a political opportunity that contributed to the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement?

One goal of the Civil Rights Movement was to secure political rights for Blacks in the South, which included which of the following?