Question 1

Collective behavior is difficult to study because

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Of all U.S.adults, about what percentage say they have taken part in a protest rally or march in the last five years?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 31 percent 
D) 69 percent 
A) 1 percent 
B) 6 percent 
C) 31 percent 
D) 69 percent B

Question 3

The concept of relative deprivation is based on the idea that

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A) people evaluate themselves by making specific comparisons. 
B) some people have more than others. 
C) people always judge their situation in absolute terms. 
D) getting more makes people feel better about themselves. 
A) people evaluate themselves by making specific comparisons. 
B) some people have more than others. 
C) people always judge their situation in absolute terms. 
D) getting more makes people feel better about themselves. A

Question 4

The text presents several types of crowds.Read the list below and indicate which is NOT one of the types of crowds discussed in the text.

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A) casual crowd 
B) acting crowd 
C) lasting crowd 
D) conventional crowd 
A) casual crowd 
B) acting crowd 
C) lasting crowd 
D) conventional crowd

Question 5

What are three reasons that collective behavior is difficult to study?

Accepted Answer

Collective behavior refers to the action

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Public opinion refers to the collective

Question 8

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Social movements emerge to encourage or resist change. 
B) Social movements are rare in modern societies. 
C) Social movements have done little to change U.S.society. 
D) Social movements are all liberal. 
A) Social movements emerge to encourage or resist change. 
B) Social movements are rare in modern societies. 
C) Social movements have done little to change U.S.society. 
D) Social movements are all liberal.

Question 9

What is a crowd? How is it different from a social group? Describe the main characteristics of the five major forms of crowds: casual, conventional, expressive, acting, and protest crowds.Provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

A crowd is a large group of people gathe

Question 10

The genocide that took place in the Darfur region of Sudan is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Accepted Answer

A) technological disaster 
B) natural disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) technological disaster 
B) natural disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

One stage in the life of a social movement is called "coalescence." This stage refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of the movement 
B) the movement defining itself and "going public" 
C) developing a capable staff to keep the movement operating 
D) the decline of the movement 
A) the emergence of the movement 
B) the movement defining itself and "going public" 
C) developing a capable staff to keep the movement operating 
D) the decline of the movement

Question 12

People sitting on a beach is one example of a casual crowd.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a form of collective behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) a fad 
B) mass hysteria 
C) a deviant subculture 
D) public opinion 
A) a fad 
B) mass hysteria 
C) a deviant subculture 
D) public opinion

Question 14

The enormous oil spill by the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989 is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Accepted Answer

A) natural disaster 
B) technological disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) natural disaster 
B) technological disaster 
C) intentional disaster 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Convergence theory states that people in crowds

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

Question 16

The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) culture theory 
B) new social movements theory 
C) mass-society theory 
D) deprivation theory 
A) culture theory 
B) new social movements theory 
C) mass-society theory 
D) deprivation theory

Question 17

Social movements are defined as

Accepted Answer

A) unlawful activity in the form of rioting. 
B) widely dispersed efforts to force people to conform. 
C) any formal organization that uses propaganda. 
D) organized activity that encourages or discourages social change. 
A) unlawful activity in the form of rioting. 
B) widely dispersed efforts to force people to conform. 
C) any formal organization that uses propaganda. 
D) organized activity that encourages or discourages social change.

Question 18

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) None of these is correct. 
A) destroying property. 
B) killing people. 
C) breaking down people's communities. 
D) None of these is correct.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Unlike a mob action, a riot usually has a clear goal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Collective behavior is difficult to study because

Of all U.S.adults, about what percentage say they have taken part in a protest rally or march in the last five years?

The concept of relative deprivation is based on the idea that

The text presents several types of crowds.Read the list below and indicate which is NOT one of the types of crowds discussed in the text.

What are three reasons that collective behavior is difficult to study?

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

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

Which of the following is a correct statement?

What is a crowd? How is it different from a social group? Describe the main characteristics of the five major forms of crowds: casual, conventional, expressive, acting, and protest crowds.Provide an example of each.

The genocide that took place in the Darfur region of Sudan is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

One stage in the life of a social movement is called "coalescence." This stage refers to which of the following?

People sitting on a beach is one example of a casual crowd.

Which of the following is NOT a form of collective behavior?

The enormous oil spill by the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989 is an example of which of the following types of disasters?

Convergence theory states that people in crowds

The assumption that the people who participate in the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstration feel that they lack sufficient income and job prospects offers support for which of the following theories explaining social movements?

Social movements are defined as

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.

Unlike a mob action, a riot usually has a clear goal.

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