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Sociology VCE Units 3 & 4 Practice Question 2c – Stage of specific movement

Q2c Sociology Stage of specific movement Unit 4 - AOS 2

A national renters’ rights campaign group, SecureRent, formed 18 months ago after a series of high-profile rent increases. In the past six months, SecureRent has:

  • established local chapters in most capital cities and several regional centres
  • trained volunteer organisers and created a formal membership system with dues
  • shifted from large street rallies to targeted lobbying of crossbench MPs and submissions to parliamentary inquiries
  • experienced public disagreements between members who want disruptive direct action and members who want negotiation and policy-focused strategies
  • received public responses from government that include a new consultation process and a minor reform package, while landlord associations have launched a media campaign criticising SecureRent as “extremist”.

A sociology class is asked to use the stages of social movements to interpret SecureRent’s current position and likely trajectory.

Question 2c

7 marks

c. Assess how SecureRent’s use of power and the power of its opposition interact at this stage to shape its capacity to achieve social change. In your response, refer to one movement power source (e.g. numbers, resources, organisation, legitimacy, disruption) and one opposition power source (e.g. institutional access, economic influence, media agenda-setting, legitimacy claims).

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About This Sociology Question

This is a free VCE Units 3 & 4 Sociology practice question worth 7 marks, testing your understanding of Stage of specific movement. It falls under Social movements and social change in Unit 4: Community, social movements and social change. Submit your answer above to receive instant AI-powered marking and personalised feedback.

Subject
Sociology – Victorian Certificate of Education Units 3 & 4
Unit 4
Community, social movements and social change
Area of Study 2
Social movements and social change
Key Knowledge
Stage of specific movement

Unit 4 Overview

In this unit, students explore the ways sociologists have thought about the idea of community and how various types of community are experienced. They examine the relationship between social movements and social change, including the nature, purpose, power, and outcomes of social movements.

Social movements and social change

Students investigate the sociological concept of power, the nature and purpose of social movements, types and stages of social movements, and how power is used by movements and their opposition. They evaluate the influence of social movements on social change, referencing Erica Chenoweth’s work, and analyse a specific social movement in detail.

Key Knowledge Detail

the current stage of the social movement

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