Question 1

What does a mass protest organization do?

Accepted Answer

A)  advocates for social change through protest 
B)  recruits only young people 
C)  relies on only individual levels of membership participation to promote social change 
D)  solicits medical professionals 
A)  advocates for social change through protest 
B)  recruits only young people 
C)  relies on only individual levels of membership participation to promote social change 
D)  solicits medical professionals

Question 2

What is the difference between a social movement and a ritual? Give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Collective action describes an event or

Question 3

A society that relies purely on tradition to choose its leaders would be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  postmodern. 
B)  premodern. 
C)  early modern. 
D)  modern. 
A)  postmodern. 
B)  premodern. 
C)  early modern. 
D)  modern.

Question 4

The ________ is a group of present-day activists who attempt to create social movements through satire.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-inflammatory League 
B)  NRA 
C)  Yes Men 
D)  Convergence Group 
A)  Anti-inflammatory League 
B)  NRA 
C)  Yes Men 
D)  Convergence Group

Question 5

Contagion effects often work through the influence of a leader with a lot of:

Accepted Answer

A)  charisma. 
B)  power. 
C)  knowledge. 
D)  experience. 
A)  charisma. 
B)  power. 
C)  knowledge. 
D)  experience.

Question 6

You are at a football game with your friends,though you aren't a football fan.Nonetheless,when "the wave" comes your way,you stand up and take part.Afterward,you feel surprised that you did such a silly thing that you don't really even enjoy.A sociologist explains that you were influenced by the behavior of those close to you,which is called ________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  contagion 
B)  convergence 
C)  mass collective 
D)  emergent norm 
A)  contagion 
B)  convergence 
C)  mass collective 
D)  emergent norm

Question 7

The stage of a social movement when people start organizing,donating money,and lobbying political officials is:

Accepted Answer

A)  emergence. 
B)  routinization. 
C)  coalescence. 
D)  resolution. 
A)  emergence. 
B)  routinization. 
C)  coalescence. 
D)  resolution.

What does a mass protest organization do?

What is the difference between a social movement and a ritual? Give examples of each.

A society that relies purely on tradition to choose its leaders would be classified as:

The ________ is a group of present-day activists who attempt to create social movements through satire.

Contagion effects often work through the influence of a leader with a lot of:

The stage of a social movement when people start organizing,donating money,and lobbying political officials is:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

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Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

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Exam 18: Collective Action,Social Movements,and Social Change

What does a mass protest organization do?

What is the difference between a social movement and a ritual? Give examples of each.

A society that relies purely on tradition to choose its leaders would be classified as:

The ________ is a group of present-day activists who attempt to create social movements through satire.

Contagion effects often work through the influence of a leader with a lot of:

The stage of a social movement when people start organizing,donating money,and lobbying political officials is:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Health and Society

Family

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science,the Environment,and Society

Filters