Question 1

Who argued that members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thorstein Veblen 
B)  Pierre Bourdieu 
C)  Georg Simmel 
D)  Robert Park 
A)  Thorstein Veblen 
B)  Pierre Bourdieu 
C)  Georg Simmel 
D)  Robert Park

Question 2

After untimely celebrity deaths (such as the deaths of Corey Haim,Brittany Murphy,and Gary Coleman),rumours tend to circulate about their lives and the circumstances of their death.What term did Charles Horton Cooley give for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  public misconception 
B)  gossip 
C)  fad 
D)  tabloidism 
A)  public misconception 
B)  gossip 
C)  fad 
D)  tabloidism

Question 3

What is the main difference between fads and fashion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fads are only followed by the lower classes,while fashions tend to be restricted to the upper classes. 
B)  Fashions tend to be longer lasting and more widespread than fads. 
C)  Fads are followed by narrowly defined groups,while fashions are followed by more widely dispersed collectives. 
D)  Fads tend to "trickle down" from the upper classes,while fashions are adapted by everyone simultaneously. 
A)  Fads are only followed by the lower classes,while fashions tend to be restricted to the upper classes. 
B)  Fashions tend to be longer lasting and more widespread than fads. 
C)  Fads are followed by narrowly defined groups,while fashions are followed by more widely dispersed collectives. 
D)  Fads tend to "trickle down" from the upper classes,while fashions are adapted by everyone simultaneously.

Question 4

According to relative deprivation theory,people who are unsatisfied with their present conditions are more likely to seek social change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Resource mobilization theory is based on the assumption that participants in social movements are irrational people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Tammy argues that certain conditions are necessary for social movements to develop.Which theoretical perspective is Tammy using?

Accepted Answer

A)  relative deprivation theory 
B)  value-added theory 
C)  resource mobilization theory 
D)  social constructionist theory 
A)  relative deprivation theory 
B)  value-added theory 
C)  resource mobilization theory 
D)  social constructionist theory

Question 7

Social movements make democracy available to excluded groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Groups that are opposed to gun control and restrictions on smoking are examples of resistance movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What do the Occupy movement and the Egyptian democracy demonstrations have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  a charismatic leader 
B)  the pursuit of social change 
C)  large-scale funding donated by private investors 
D)  the use of social media 
A)  a charismatic leader 
B)  the pursuit of social change 
C)  large-scale funding donated by private investors 
D)  the use of social media

Question 10

The celibacy club chapter at a local junior high school might be connected to a larger abstinence movement.This is an example of which of the following movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  revolutionary 
B)  reform 
C)  religious 
D)  alternative 
A)  revolutionary 
B)  reform 
C)  religious 
D)  alternative

Question 11

Fads tend to be short-lived than fashions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Outline the identifiable stages many social movements progress through.

Accepted Answer

In the preliminary stage,widespread unre

Question 13

What is a relatively large number of people who are in one another's immediate vicinity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social group 
B)  a critical mass 
C)  a category 
D)  a crowd 
A)  a social group 
B)  a critical mass 
C)  a category 
D)  a crowd

Question 14

Expressive crowds provide opportunities for the expression of strong emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In preindustrial societies,clothing styles remained relatively unchanged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a way in which grievances are framed?

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnostic framing 
B)  motivational framing 
C)  reflexive framing 
D)  prognostic framing 
A)  diagnostic framing 
B)  motivational framing 
C)  reflexive framing 
D)  prognostic framing

Question 17

While collective behaviour is short-lived and relatively unorganized,social movements are longer lasting and more organized and have specific goals or purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Robert Park added which additional elements to contagion theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil disobedience and social harm 
B)  social unrest and circular reaction 
C)  cyclical reaction and social unease 
D)  norms and values 
A)  civil disobedience and social harm 
B)  social unrest and circular reaction 
C)  cyclical reaction and social unease 
D)  norms and values

Question 19

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the study of fashion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists tend to neglect the systematic study of fashion. 
B)  Fashion tends to last longer than fads. 
C)  Fashion remained relatively unchanged in preindustrial societies. 
D)  Fashion trends encourage conspicuous consumption. 
A)  Sociologists tend to neglect the systematic study of fashion. 
B)  Fashion tends to last longer than fads. 
C)  Fashion remained relatively unchanged in preindustrial societies. 
D)  Fashion trends encourage conspicuous consumption.

Question 20

According to value-added theory,what six conditions are necessary and sufficient to produce social movements?

Accepted Answer

structural conduciveness,struc

Exam 21: Social Movements and Collective Behavior

Who argued that members of the lower classes emulate the fashions of the upper class?

After untimely celebrity deaths (such as the deaths of Corey Haim,Brittany Murphy,and Gary Coleman),rumours tend to circulate about their lives and the circumstances of their death.What term did Charles Horton Cooley give for this?

What is the main difference between fads and fashion?

According to relative deprivation theory,people who are unsatisfied with their present conditions are more likely to seek social change.

Resource mobilization theory is based on the assumption that participants in social movements are irrational people.

Tammy argues that certain conditions are necessary for social movements to develop.Which theoretical perspective is Tammy using?

Social movements make democracy available to excluded groups.

Groups that are opposed to gun control and restrictions on smoking are examples of resistance movements.

What do the Occupy movement and the Egyptian democracy demonstrations have in common?

The celibacy club chapter at a local junior high school might be connected to a larger abstinence movement.This is an example of which of the following movements?

Fads tend to be short-lived than fashions.

Outline the identifiable stages many social movements progress through.

What is a relatively large number of people who are in one another's immediate vicinity?

Expressive crowds provide opportunities for the expression of strong emotions.

In preindustrial societies,clothing styles remained relatively unchanged.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which grievances are framed?

While collective behaviour is short-lived and relatively unorganized,social movements are longer lasting and more organized and have specific goals or purposes.

Robert Park added which additional elements to contagion theory?

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately describe the study of fashion?

According to value-added theory,what six conditions are necessary and sufficient to produce social movements?

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