Discussion

Match the names of sociologists given in List-I with the types of movements identified by them in List-II :

List I	List II
(a) Herbert Blumer	(i) Messianic Movements
(b) B. Barber	(ii) Social Movements
(c) N.J. Smelser	(iii) Nativistic Movements
(d) R. Linton	(iv) Norm and values oriented movements

Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)

Answer: C

The correct matching is (ii) (i) (iv) (iii).

Herbert Blumer wrote the classic account of social movements, distinguishing general, specific and expressive movements (ii).
Bernard Barber wrote 'Acculturation and Messianic Movements' (1941) (i).
Neil J. Smelser, in Theory of Collective Behaviour (1962), distinguished norm-oriented and value-oriented movements (iv).
Ralph Linton wrote 'Nativistic Movements' (1943) (iii).

Options A and D give Blumer to messianic movements, and option B gives him Smelser's category, so only C fits all four.

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