Exam 16: Social Change

You are walking across campus and see a large group of students gathered outside the student union listening to someone talk. You stop and try to listen, but you cannot get close enough. You ask another member of the crowd what is happening, and you are told that someone was proselytizing and some students gathered to listen while others argued with them. What does this tell you about crowds?

What is cultural imperialism? Give a real-life example of how it occurs.

What theoretical perspective argues that technology plays a defining role in shaping society?

The dissemination of beliefs and practices from one cultural group to another is called

"Western" beauty standards have been increasingly influencing and ultimately changing many cultures that once had a different perception of beauty. Of what is this an example?

A social movement's long-term development can sometimes look a lot like

In what way has Bhutan resisted the forces of globalization?

Modern technology has made it possible for individuals who work in traditionally urban jobs, such as stockbrokers, to live in rural areas. What concept is this an example of?

An individual contributes to National Public Radio (NPR) even though they do not listen to it every day and know that other people who do listen to it every day do not contribute. This is an example of what sociological concept?

In what state has gerrymandering been most challenged, which has resulted in the practice being addressed in the courts?

What are the two classes of social dilemmas?

How are the features of mass behavior (fads, fashions, and social dilemmas) different and how are they similar?

Many sociology majors enter what are termed _______ professions, which can be agents of social change.

Approximately 12,000 years ago, people began to domesticate grain in what we now call the Middle East. This involved a process that slowly spread around the world over the next 6,000 to 7,000 years. In 1984, 8 percent of U.S. households had a computer, but that number was above 70 percent in 2008. How do these two things relate to social change?

________ was one of the earliest theories of collective behavior.

Sometimes the motivations for large protests organized by college activists are criticized. Highly organized and attended protests in Washington, D.C. are seen as "spring break" for activists who take part more for an escape and a sense of belonging than for anything else. What theory would support this critique?

Not all social movements challenge the norms or values of the dominant culture.

The process by which social structures and institutions become global rather than national is called

The slow food movement is an example of what kind of social movement?

When African Americans joined protest movements because it was harder for them to vote than it was for white Americans, they were acting out of ________.