Directions: Students are required to answer the questions below. Answers should be two to three pages long (double space, 12-point font, 1-inch margins). We are assessing your knowledge of course materials (lectures and readings).
Your answers must be written in a standard essay format consisting of a short introduction (with a thesis statement), supporting paragraphs, and a short conclusion. The essay must address all four questions. Cities and Social Movements This quarter has focused on the qualities that make cities unique environments. While these environments are riven with inequalities and problems, they also facilitate the formation of contentious political groups.
1. Drawing on the two books, lectures, and readings, what are the specific economic and political conditions that have worsened conditions for low-income
immigrants in US cities?
2. Drawing on the book (Cities and Social Movements), lectures, and readings, what were the specific factors that sparked mobilizations by undocumented immigrants in the United States.
3. Drawing on the book (Cities and Social Movements) and lecture from week 10,
describe the process through which immigrants developed into a political
group with high mobilization capacities in Los Angeles.
4. According to the book Cities and Social Movements, immigrant mobilizations
in Los Angeles and Paris had similar origins, but they developed very
different trajectories. What role did governments play in causing these very
different outcomes?
