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Deast7027 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Which of these is NOT a criticism of resource mobilization theory?

a. It overemphasizes the insurgent consciousness and underemphasizes the organization itself.
b. It downplays the role of spontaneity in the creation of social movements.
c. It overlooks the importance of grievances as the basis for social movements.
d. It ignores the process through which individual grievances become collective identities.

Question 2

A criticism of resource mobilization theory is that it:

a. focuses too much on the role of deprivation in mobilization.
b. ignores the question of how grievances are transformed into collective identities and agendas.
c. is overly concerned with the grievances of different groups rather than their organizing strategies.
d. All of these are criticisms of resource mobilization theory.