Exam 16: Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change

According to sociologist Robert Park, social unrest is transmitted by a process of ___________, in which one person's discontent is communicated to another, who, in turn, reflects the discontent back to the first person.

People in line to buy tickets for a concert and the audience in a movie theater are both examples of a(n) __________.

To reinforce the existing generalized belief, an inciting incident or dramatic event must occur. This is the ___________condition of value-added theory.

Social movements___________ .

Explain the relative deprivation theory of social movements.

Sociologists define___________ as the alteration, modification, or transformation of public policy, culture, or social institutions over time.

All expressive social movements are supernatural in nature.

In the ___________stage of a social movement, widespread unrest is present as people become aware of a problem. At this stage, leaders emerge to agitate others into taking action.

The loss of property and life that resulted from Hurricane Katrina can properly be termed a natural disaster.