A group of workers were laid off by their company shortly before the end of 2008, with some wages still owing to them. They held a sit-in at the closed plant until they got what they were entitled to. Which perspective would use this as an example to support its theory?

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The relative-deprivation theory argues that protest and collective action arise from a sense of deprivation that arises when people feel that they are not getting what they are entitled to or what they deserve. The workers in this scenario were laid off and were owed wages, which can be seen as a form of deprivation, leading them to protest and hold a sit-in.

A Group of Workers Were Laid Off by Their Company