Social Movements Week Fifteen

Last Class:  Monday, May 5.  Review for Final and Course Evaluation.
Quiz Fourteen will close late Monday night (actually 4 a.m. on May 6).  It will cover the readings listed on the Week Fourteen Web Page.  


Final Exam Optional:  After writing the multiple choice final, I decided that it really didn't add enough to the weekly quizzes to be worth the effort for those students who have kept up well with the weekly quizzes.  Therefore, I decided to use it for a second chance for those students who are not satisfied with their scores so far.  I will compute course grades based on the quizzes, assignments, midterm and attendance and post them in SAKAI by Wednesday.  Students who are not satisfied with their grade may take the optional final exam in the hope that they will do better.  This is especially recommended for students who get less than a C in the class, but it is available for everybody.  However, if you take the final, the final grade will be counted even if it lowers your average.  It is intended as an opportunity for people who fell behind during the semester and want to use the final week to catch up. 
The multiple-choice final will open on Sunday afternoon, May 11, and close at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 12, our official exam hour.  If anyone prefers an essay exam, please email me to let me know you will be coming for it at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 12.  I will be in my office Monday afternoon to deal with any problems. 

Review Guide for Final Exam:

The final exam is an opportunity to catchup with work you may have missed during the semester.  It will cover material from the entire semester, with a focus on the topics listed below.  If you plan to take the multiple choice exam, you will do well to review the weekly quizzes - you can find them in SAKAI.  You will also find it useful to consult the Overview of the Social Movements Course powerpoint which is in Sakai/Resources/WeekFifteen.
You would do well to review the following topics:
  1. The theory of ideological scripts from Turncoats and True Believers, Chapter Two (in Sakai, Resources, Weeks one and two)
  2. The sociological theories of the origins of social movements from "Social Movements and Collective Action" by Anthony Oberschall.  In Sakai, Resources, Week Three
  3. The group dynamics of ideological movements, covered in Turncoats and True Believers, Chapter Five (in Sakai/ Resources/ Week Ten).  The poweroint on Ideological Groups covers this.
  4. Strauss and Howe's model of generational change, discussed in Week Five.