Consider Neil Smelser's "Structural Strain" Framework for Understanding the Origins

question 91

Essay

Consider Neil Smelser's "structural strain" framework for understanding the origins of collective action.Describe both structural strain and generalized beliefs and ideologies,then compare the aspects by explaining how each factor might contribute to the likelihood of collective action.

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Definitions:

In-Kind Benefits

Non-cash goods or services provided to beneficiaries, such as food stamps, housing, and healthcare, aimed to aid those in economic need.

Poverty Rate

The ratio of the number of people whose income falls below the poverty line; usually taken as a percentage of the population in a given country or region.

Government

The organization, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it.

Poverty Rate

The ratio of the number of people whose income falls below the poverty line, taking into account their standard of living or the cost of living in a country.