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

In his theory of fashion, Herbert Blumer argued that__________________.

Movements are more likely to occur when a person, class, or agency can be singled out as the source of the problem. This illustrates the condition of __________ within value-added theory.

People in a shopping mall or on a city bus are examples of _________ crowds.

__________ movements seek to improve society by changing some specific aspect of the social structure, such as public policy, to bring it in line with their own values and beliefs.

Worshipers at religious revival services and revelers assembled on New Year's Eve at Times Square in New York are examples of __________ crowd.

Collective behavior lacks the organizational structure of other forms of behavior.

Members of the public attempt to influence those in power, and vice versa, with the dissemination of __________, which is information provided by those with a vested interest in furthering their own cause or damaging an opposing one.

Radical terrorists who use fear tactics to intimidate those with whom they disagree ideologically are members of __________ movements.

Describe Blumer's typology of crowds, including the more recent inclusion of protest crowds.

A __________ is a temporary but widely copied activity enthusiastically followed by large numbers of people.

__________ theory is based on the assumption that a social movement is an interactive, symbolically defined, and negotiated process that involves participants, opponents, and bystanders.

Sometimes acts of civil disobedience become violent, as in a confrontation between protesters and police officers. In this case, a protest crowd becomes a/an __________ crowd.

A(n) __________ is a form of crowd behavior that occurs when a large number of people react to a real or perceived threat with strong emotions and self-destructive behavior.