MLK Documentary Response

Apply and discuss any of the theories of mobilizing grievance formation to the movement: group
conflict/inequality, disintegration thesis, immiseration thesis, quotidian disruption thesis, frustration-

aggression thesis, relative deprivation thesis, status dissonance thesis.
Discuss the contextual conditions shaping the movement: political opportunity structure, resource

mobilization theory, ecological factors, free spaces.
Discuss the costs and risks to participants in the movement.
Discuss the factors shaping movement participation: social networks, sense of efficacy, collective

identity, socialization experiences, prior engagement, biographical availability, participatory incentives.
Discuss the tactics of the movement, why they were chosen, and whether they were successful or not.
Preferred language style Simple (Easy vocabulary, simple grammar constructions)