The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Social movement organizations often struggle to mobilize supporters from allied movements in their efforts to achieve critical mass. Organizations with hybrid identities those whose organizational identities span the boundaries of two or more social movements, issues, or identities are vital to mobilizing these constituencies. Studies of the post-9/11 U.S. antiwar movement show that individuals with past involvement in non-anti-war movements are more likely to join hybrid organizations than are individuals without involvement in non-anti-war movements. In addition, they show that organizations with hybrid identities occupy relatively more central positions in inter-organizational contact networks within the antiwar movement and thus recruit significantly more participants in demonstrations than do nonhybrid organizations.
The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Social movement organizations often struggle to mobilize supporters from allied movements in their efforts to achieve critical mass. Organizations with hybrid identities those whose organizational identities span the boundaries of two or more social movements, issues, or identities are vital to mobilizing these constituencies. Studies of the post-9/11 U.S. antiwar movement show that individuals with past involvement in non-anti-war movements are more likely to join hybrid organizations than are individuals without involvement in non-anti-war movements. In addition, they show that organizations with hybrid identities occupy relatively more central positions in inter-organizational contact networks within the antiwar movement and thus recruit significantly more participants in demonstrations than do nonhybrid organizations.
Solution
Problem: Social movement groups struggle to get enough supporters from different allied movements -> they can't reach critical mass
Solution: Hybrid organizations (those that span multiple movements/identities) are really good at bringing together people from different backgrounds
The author gives proof using post-9/11 antiwar studies -> people from non-anti-war movements were more likely to join hybrid organizations.
From passage: "Organizations with hybrid identities... are vital to mobilizing these constituencies"
From passage: "individuals with past involvement in non-anti-war movements are more likely to join hybrid organizations"
Think process: Problem (struggle to mobilize) -> Solution (hybrid orgs work better) -> Evidence (studies show this works)
Now let's eliminate the wrong options step by step:
π΄ Option 1 -> partial-truth -> only mentions the problem (struggle to mobilize) but completely ignores the main point about hybrid organizations being the solution
π΄ Option 2 -> factual-error -> says hybrid orgs attract people "deeply involved in anti-war movements" but passage clearly states they attract people from non-anti-war movements (opposite direction!)
π΄ Option 4 -> scope-error -> just mentions one specific study detail instead of the main big picture about hybrid organizations' overall ability
π’ Option 3 is correct -> captures both the essence (hybrid orgs mobilize diverse people) and matches perfectly with "span boundaries of two or more social movements, issues, or identities" from the passage
The key insight: hybrid organizations work because they can appeal to people with different points of view - exactly what the passage demonstrates!