Social Problems Quiz 9/15

outsider claimsmakers

people who lack easy access to publicity and to people in positions of power

polity

groups and individuals who have easy access to policymakers

insider claimsmakers

claimsmakers who have easy access to publicity and people in positions of power

social movement

social movement organization (SMOs)

a particular organization that belongs to a social movement

inertia

a reluctance to alter existing social arrangements

countermovement

a movement that opposes a social movement by promoting counterclaims that challenge the opponent’s claims

framing

the way in which claimsmakers construct claims about a troubling condition

diagnostic frame

a social movement’s depiction of the nature of a problem

motivational frame

a social movement’s justification for taking action

prognostic frame

a social movement’s description of what needs to be done about a particular troubling condition

frame alignment

ways in which activists try to promote a social movement’s frame to prospective members

frame bridging

ways in which activists appeal to prospective members thought to be already sympathetic to a social movement’s frame

frame amplification

ways in which activists appeal to prospective members by arguing that a social movement’s frame is consistent with popular beliefs

frame extension

ways in which activists appeal to prospective members by extending a social movement’s frame to encompass the concerns of those prospective supporters

frame transformation

ways in which activists appeal to prospective members by inviting them to reject familiar views of the world and adopt the activists’ very different perspective

frame dispute

a disagreement between groups of activists about how to frame a particular troubling condition

resource mobilization

collecting and assembling, members, money, and other resources needed by a social movement

beneficiaries

constituents

conscience constituents

cultural opportunity

master frame

political opportunity

abeyance

ownership