Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Collective behavior is difficult to study because:

The political economy approach to social movements is closely linked to which of the following social thinkers?

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

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

Fads are sometimes called "crazes."

People in crowds who act emotionally are not necessarily acting irrationally-there may be a good reason for the string emotion.

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

One type of crowd can easily change into another type.

Of all U.S. adults, about what percentage say they have taken part in a protest march or political demonstration?

Read the list below. All but one are types of collective behavior. Which one is not a form of collective behavior?

Propaganda, by definition, involves statements that are False.

Social movements need resources, including members, in order to succeed.

Today, social movements develop around any number of:

Sociologists say that people in preindustrial societies typically conform to a "style." By contrast, they point out that members of modern societies conform to _____.

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

According to Georg Simmel, trendsetters are usually people from the lower class.

What is public opinion? Do all people's opinions have the same importance? Why or why not?

Convergence theory states that people in crowds:

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

William Kornhauser's mass-society theory suggests that involvement in social movements is likely among people with strong social ties.