Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:
Select a statement which raises a critique against the relative deprivation theory about a social movement.
Options:
Relative deprivation results in chaos and riots not in social movements.
Relative deprivation can be an important background for the emergence of social movements, but that alone cannot create a social movement.
Social movements give rise to relative deprivation.
Relative deprivation is a psychological aspect of social life it doesn't have any connection with social movements.
Correct Answer:
Relative deprivation can be an important background for the emergence of social movements, but that alone cannot create a social movement.
Explanation:
The limitations of this theory are that while perceptions of deprivation may be a necessary condition for collective action, they are not a sufficient reason in themselves. All instances where people feel relatively deprived do not result in social movements.