Exam 20: Collective Behavior,Social Movements,and Social Change

Distinct frame alignment processes occur in social movements.__________ is the process by which movement organizations reach individuals who already share the same world view as the organization.

Three major factors contribute to the likelihood that collective behavior will occur.Which of the following is NOT a factor?

The most frequent types of __________ behavior are rumors,gossip,mass hysteria,public opinion,fashions,and fads.

Since the 1980s,the emerging environmental justice movement has focused on the issue of environmental racism-the belief that a disproportionate number of hazardous facilities (including industries such as waste disposal/treatment and chemical plants) are placed in low-income areas populated primarily by people of color.

Describe mass behavior.

__________ theory emphasizes the importance of social norms in shaping crowd behavior.

Because of its __________,a crowd has the ability to transform individuals from rational beings into a single organism with a collective mind.

Describe the conditions for collective behavior,the dynamics of collective behavior,and the distinctions regarding collective behavior.

"At this stage,leaders emerge to organize others and give them a sense of direction." This represents sociologist Neal Smelser's value-added theory condition of: