When a Recruiter for a Social Movement Organization Assumes Everyone

question 39

Multiple Choice

When a recruiter for a social movement organization assumes everyone has the same reason for joining, he fails to understand that:

• A) social movements must emerge naturally and cannot be organized by people.
• B) individuals often have different understandings of themselves and their own participation in collectives.
• C) people do not need a reason to join a social movement. They will join if they feel like it.
• D) people cannot be convinced to support a cause that they did not support in the first place.
• E) people are always motivated by moral arguments when they join social movements.

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