Question 1

Which type of social movement seeks radical change in all of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative social movements 
B)  redemptive social movements 
C)  reformative social movements 
D)  revolutionary social movements 
A)  alternative social movements 
B)  redemptive social movements 
C)  reformative social movements 
D)  revolutionary social movements

Question 2

One type of crowd can easily change into another type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Only a handful of actual mob lynchings in the United States have ever been documented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify at least three social movements mentioned in the chapter. Using one or more theories of social movements, provide an explanation for the emergence of each. Can you identify stages in each social movement? If so, what are they?

Accepted Answer

In the chapter, three social movements m

Question 5

Because of their intense emotion, mobs

Accepted Answer

A)  can be violent and destructive. 
B)  tend to last a long time. 
C)  include people who get to know one another. 
D)  are usually passive and observe basic social norms. 
A)  can be violent and destructive. 
B)  tend to last a long time. 
C)  include people who get to know one another. 
D)  are usually passive and observe basic social norms.

Question 6

What does an "acting crowd" become when it turns violent?

Accepted Answer

An "acting crowd" that turns violent can

Question 7

What is the difference between "rumour" and "gossip"?

Accepted Answer

The terms "rumour" and "gossip" both ref

Question 8

Every social movement makes a claim about how the world should be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A collectivity involves a large number of people

Accepted Answer

A)  with minimal interaction and few well-defined norms. 
B)  who know each other well. 
C)  who interact in a formal setting such as a college classroom. 
D)  who are members of a well-defined social group. 
A)  with minimal interaction and few well-defined norms. 
B)  who know each other well. 
C)  who interact in a formal setting such as a college classroom. 
D)  who are members of a well-defined social group.

Question 10

The War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938 created an example of which phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)  mass hysteria 
B)  collective effervescence 
C)  propaganda 
D)  gossip 
A)  mass hysteria 
B)  collective effervescence 
C)  propaganda 
D)  gossip

Question 11

Describe contagion theory, convergence theory, and emergent-norm theory. What are the points of similarity and difference between these three theories? Discuss the strengths of each theory, as well as the points that may be criticized.

Accepted Answer

Contagion theory, convergence theory, an

Question 12

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Kai Erikson explains that disasters harm people in a way the public often fails to realize by

Accepted Answer

A)  destroying property. 
B)  killing people. 
C)  breaking down people's communities. 
D)  disabling communications networks. 
A)  destroying property. 
B)  killing people. 
C)  breaking down people's communities. 
D)  disabling communications networks.

Question 14

C. Wright Mills noted that many of the problems we encounter as individuals are caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  the ignorance of the individual. 
B)  the structure of society. 
C)  social movements. 
D)  the individual being too lazy to look for work or seek appropriate help. 
A)  the ignorance of the individual. 
B)  the structure of society. 
C)  social movements. 
D)  the individual being too lazy to look for work or seek appropriate help.

Question 15

All social movements call for basic change to all of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

Accepted Answer

A)  is shorter lived. 
B)  is less conventional. 
C)  reflects established cultural values. 
D)  denies established cultural values. 
A)  is shorter lived. 
B)  is less conventional. 
C)  reflects established cultural values. 
D)  denies established cultural values.

Question 17

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

Accepted Answer

A)  make their own rules as they go along. 
B)  carry a plan for their behaviour into the crowd. 
C)  behave in surprisingly "normal" ways. 
D)  are taken over by the spreading emotions of the crowd. 
A)  make their own rules as they go along. 
B)  carry a plan for their behaviour into the crowd. 
C)  behave in surprisingly "normal" ways. 
D)  are taken over by the spreading emotions of the crowd.

Question 18

Collective behaviour is difficult to study because

Accepted Answer

A)  it involves only one particular kind of behaviour. 
B)  it is often transitory-that is, it is brief and passing. 
C)  it is always violent. 
D)  people object to being watched. 
A)  it involves only one particular kind of behaviour. 
B)  it is often transitory-that is, it is brief and passing. 
C)  it is always violent. 
D)  people object to being watched.

Question 19

Of the various types of social movements, which are least threatening to the status quo?

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative social movements 
B)  redemptive social movements 
C)  reformative social movements 
D)  revolutionary social movements 
A)  alternative social movements 
B)  redemptive social movements 
C)  reformative social movements 
D)  revolutionary social movements

Question 20

"Widespread attitudes about controversial issues" is the definition of which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  public opinion 
B)  gossip 
C)  rumour 
D)  propaganda 
A)  public opinion 
B)  gossip 
C)  rumour 
D)  propaganda

Exam 23: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Which type of social movement seeks radical change in all of society?

One type of crowd can easily change into another type.

Only a handful of actual mob lynchings in the United States have ever been documented.

Identify at least three social movements mentioned in the chapter. Using one or more theories of social movements, provide an explanation for the emergence of each. Can you identify stages in each social movement? If so, what are they?

Because of their intense emotion, mobs

What does an "acting crowd" become when it turns violent?

What is the difference between "rumour" and "gossip"?

Every social movement makes a claim about how the world should be.

A collectivity involves a large number of people

The War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938 created an example of which phenomena?

Describe contagion theory, convergence theory, and emergent-norm theory. What are the points of similarity and difference between these three theories? Discuss the strengths of each theory, as well as the points that may be criticized.

The "coalescence" of a social movement includes its efforts to "go public."

Kai Erikson explains that disasters harm people in a way the public often fails to realize by

C. Wright Mills noted that many of the problems we encounter as individuals are caused by

All social movements call for basic change to all of society.

Fashion differs from a fad in that fashion

Contagion theory states that people in crowds

Collective behaviour is difficult to study because

Of the various types of social movements, which are least threatening to the status quo?

"Widespread attitudes about controversial issues" is the definition of which of the following concepts?

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