Question 1

Why is Islamic fundamentalism classified as a metaformative social movement?

Accepted Answer

It seeks to transform societie

Question 2

Apply conflict theory to the mass media. Why might all mass media communications be considered propaganda?

Accepted Answer

Mass media companies are owned by econom

Question 3

The prochoice/prolife movements are unlikely to enter the stage of organizational decline because the two sides see reality in entirely opposite ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why did Charles Mackay consider collective behavior to be the result of "herd mentality?"

Accepted Answer

Mackay referred to collective

Question 5

When people join social movements based on their evaluations of what they think they should have compared with what others have, they are employing which of the following theories to explain the movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  anomie theory 
B)  estrangement theory 
C)  alienation theory 
D)  relative deprivation theory 
A)  anomie theory 
B)  estrangement theory 
C)  alienation theory 
D)  relative deprivation theory

Question 6

Richard Berk hypothesized the likelihood of being involved in crowd behavior will increase as more rewards are anticipated with fewer costs. This is what Berk called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a minimax strategy 
B)  the norm of reciprocity 
C)  the norm of social approval 
D)  ego-involved behavior 
A)  a minimax strategy 
B)  the norm of reciprocity 
C)  the norm of social approval 
D)  ego-involved behavior

Question 7

What is mass hysteria?

Accepted Answer

Mass hysteria is an

Question 8

Actions performed by a group of people who bypass the usual norms governing their behavior and do something unusual are referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective behavior 
B)  cultural deviance 
C)  bureaucratic ritualism 
D)  the Peter Principle 
A)  collective behavior 
B)  cultural deviance 
C)  bureaucratic ritualism 
D)  the Peter Principle

Question 9

Mass hysteria, when an imagined threat causes physical symptoms among a large number of people, such as in the case at a New York school in 2012 where twelve female students started displaying symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, is likely the result of suggestibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the origin of the term propaganda?

Accepted Answer

The original meaning of propaganda was p

Question 11

List and define the five stages of social movement.

Accepted Answer

The first stage is the initial unrest an

Question 12

Three hundred students marched into the student dining hall and then sat on the floor in a large circle covering their eyes. In exactly three minutes they all stood up, bowed to the other students eating, marched out of the dining hall, and dispersed in every direction. What title best describes this group and their activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were in a moral panic. 
B)  The group was a part of an urban legend. 
C)  The group is most accurately classified as a coalition. 
D)  The group was a flash mob. 
A)  They were in a moral panic. 
B)  The group was a part of an urban legend. 
C)  The group is most accurately classified as a coalition. 
D)  The group was a flash mob.

Question 13

What are the three main factors associated with rumors that increase their effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

importance

Question 14

What are Brunvand's three principles emerging from urban legends?

Accepted Answer

The stories serve as warnings,

Question 15

What is the minimax strategy?

Accepted Answer

Minimax strategy is the term c

Question 16

Which two social movements target global conditions and seek partial or total change?

Accepted Answer

A)  millenarian social movements and redemptive social movements 
B)  reformative social movements and alterative social movements 
C)  transformative social movements and metaformative social movements 
D)  redemptive social movements and alterative social movements 
A)  millenarian social movements and redemptive social movements 
B)  reformative social movements and alterative social movements 
C)  transformative social movements and metaformative social movements 
D)  redemptive social movements and alterative social movements

Question 17

In an acting crowd, a sense of excitement that is passed from one person to another is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural transmission 
B)  compurgation 
C)  social contagion 
D)  organic solidarity 
A)  cultural transmission 
B)  compurgation 
C)  social contagion 
D)  organic solidarity

Question 18

What did Robert Park mean by circular reaction?

Accepted Answer

Park used the term circular reaction to

Question 19

Which participants in a crowd are most important for setting the crowd on a particular course of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  curious spectators 
B)  the ego-involved 
C)  insecure participants 
D)  exploiters 
A)  curious spectators 
B)  the ego-involved 
C)  insecure participants 
D)  exploiters

Question 20

An institutionalized social movement is underway on campus to reduce violence against women. In view of this, which of the following actions is least likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The police will be arresting almost any man who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend or wife. 
B)  The women protesting may strike out violently at specific men who they feel are victimizing women. 
C)  Women will be taking self-defense classes in firearm use and hand-to-hand combat. 
D)  Members of the movement will protest outside the public safety building, showering it with eggs and rotten fruit. 
A)  The police will be arresting almost any man who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend or wife. 
B)  The women protesting may strike out violently at specific men who they feel are victimizing women. 
C)  Women will be taking self-defense classes in firearm use and hand-to-hand combat. 
D)  Members of the movement will protest outside the public safety building, showering it with eggs and rotten fruit.

Exam 21: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Why is Islamic fundamentalism classified as a metaformative social movement?

Apply conflict theory to the mass media. Why might all mass media communications be considered propaganda?

The prochoice/prolife movements are unlikely to enter the stage of organizational decline because the two sides see reality in entirely opposite ways.

Why did Charles Mackay consider collective behavior to be the result of "herd mentality?"

When people join social movements based on their evaluations of what they think they should have compared with what others have, they are employing which of the following theories to explain the movement?

Richard Berk hypothesized the likelihood of being involved in crowd behavior will increase as more rewards are anticipated with fewer costs. This is what Berk called ________.

What is mass hysteria?

Actions performed by a group of people who bypass the usual norms governing their behavior and do something unusual are referred to as ________.

Mass hysteria, when an imagined threat causes physical symptoms among a large number of people, such as in the case at a New York school in 2012 where twelve female students started displaying symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome, is likely the result of suggestibility.

What is the origin of the term propaganda?

List and define the five stages of social movement.

What are the three main factors associated with rumors that increase their effectiveness?

What are Brunvand's three principles emerging from urban legends?

What is the minimax strategy?

Which two social movements target global conditions and seek partial or total change?

In an acting crowd, a sense of excitement that is passed from one person to another is called ________.

What did Robert Park mean by circular reaction?

Which participants in a crowd are most important for setting the crowd on a particular course of action?

An institutionalized social movement is underway on campus to reduce violence against women. In view of this, which of the following actions is least likely to occur?

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