Exam 18: Social Movements and Social Change in the Global Community

Émile Durkheim contended that societies progressed from

The writings of Auguste Comte and Émile Durkheim are illustrative of

A major issue of our future will be how to redefine our concept of community as more people feel allegiance to more than one nation.

Which of the following is a theory of collective behavior?

Which two theorists have taken an evolutionary position on social change,suggesting that all societies move in a definite direction toward a higher state of being?

Describe the various sociological explanations for why people mobilize into social movements.

Social theorists seeking an analogy to Darwin's biological model originated evolutionary theory,which views society as moving in a definite direction.

In Talcott Parsons's equilibrium model,the incorporation of groups that were previously excluded because of their race,ethnicity,and social class is known as

Talcott Parsons's functionalist view of society as tending toward a state of stability or balance is known as

NIMBY,often used when people protest landfills,prisons,and nuclear power facilities,stands for

Which of these historical events led to the emergence of the Luddites?

Which of the following illustrates relative deprivation?

Which sociological perspective criticizes the functionalist approach to social change for disregarding the crucial significance of change that is needed to correct social injustices and inequalities?

Various religious groups and their followers are very upset about scientific advances in reproductive technology,such as birth control pills,abortion pills,in-vitro fertilization,and genetic engineering.This conflict between religious values and new scientific concepts illustrates

According to sociologist Neil Smelser's value-added model,what actually triggers collective behavior?

What are the sociological theories of collective behavior? How do these approaches to collective behavior help us understand relatively spontaneous and unstructured situations?

Which of these statements about social change is true?

Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?

The practice of colleges admitting more ethnic minorities and women,under Talcott Parsons's model,is called

Which sociologist pointed out that one cannot devise methods for controlling and utilizing new technology before the introduction of a technique,and that nonmaterial culture typically must respond to changes in material culture?