Sometimes the Motivations for Large Protests Organized by College Activists

question 31

Multiple Choice

Sometimes the motivations for large protests organized by college activists are criticized. Protests in Washington, D.C., are seen as "spring break" for activists, who take part more for the pleasure of belonging to something than for anything else. What theory would support this critique?

• A) public goods theory
• B) postmodernism
• C) the global village theory
• D) mass society theory
• E) resource mobilization theory

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