original_query: What factors contribute to the involvement of the new middle class in social movements?
query: What factors contribute to the involvement of the new middle class in new social movements?
answer: According to Offe, the new middle class's high levels of education and access to information and resources lead them to question societal values.  Their involvement is also driven by their positions in relation to bureaucratic control and their ability (or inability) to fully engage in a society based on employment and consumption.