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.
Correct Answer :
Organizations with hybrid identities are able to mobilize individuals with different points of view.
Solution :
Option 4 captures the essence of the passage. The passage outlines how social movements struggle to recruit from allied movements, and details how hybrid organizations successfully bridge this gap by attracting people from non-anti-war movements and mobilizing diverse participants due to their central network position. Option 4 generalized this as mobilizing individuals with different points of view.
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