MoveOnOrg Was One of the First Groups to Successfully Organize

question 5

Multiple Choice

MoveOn.org was one of the first groups to successfully organize a large number of people around issues like partisan bickering and the power of corporate lobbies in Washington, in large part because it used innovative technology to locate, recruit, and organize supporters. This is exactly what ____________ theory would predict.

• A) mass society
• B) relative deprivation
• C) emergent social movement
• D) resource mobilization
• E) regressive

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Definitions:

Selector Switch

A switch that allows the user to choose between two or more positions or functions, often used in electronic or electrical devices.

Contacts

Contacts typically refer to electrically conductive components that open or close circuits in electrical devices, allowing or interrupting the flow of electricity.

Proximity Switch

An input device that senses the presence or absence of a target without physical contact.

Strain Gages

Sensors used for measuring the amount of deformation or strain in an object by changing their electrical resistance when stretched or compressed.