Question 1

In what way do "new social movements" differ from those in the past?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to be international. 
B) They are likely to focus on social rather than economic issues. 
C) They are likely to attract support from middle- and upper-middle-class people. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) They are more likely to be international. 
B) They are likely to focus on social rather than economic issues. 
C) They are likely to attract support from middle- and upper-middle-class people. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

Some riots are fueled by hate, but some riots are caused by positive emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the difference between "rumor" and "gossip"? Give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The terms "rumor" and "gossip" both refe

Question 4

Genocide-the systematic killing of many people-is an example of an "intentional disaster."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Fashion and fads, riots, crowds, mass hysteria, and public opinion are all types of collective behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a correct criticism of new social movements theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic issues are still involved in most such movements. 
B) Few middle- and upper-middle-class people join social movements. 
C) Few social movements are international in scope. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Economic issues are still involved in most such movements. 
B) Few middle- and upper-middle-class people join social movements. 
C) Few social movements are international in scope. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Political-economy theory links social movements to opposition to the capitalist economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Kai Erikson claims that, as serious as many disasters are, they usually are over quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Efforts by activists to get the public to recognize the danger of AIDS in the early 1980s is a good example of what process related to social movements?

Accepted Answer

A) formalization 
B) moral panic 
C) claims making 
D) structural strain 
A) formalization 
B) moral panic 
C) claims making 
D) structural strain

Question 10

Social movements always form among the people who are the most disadvantaged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Women have been at the forefront of most social movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Question 13

A New Year's Eve celebration in a public nightclub is an example of which kind of crowd?

Accepted Answer

A) protest crowd 
B) conventional crowd 
C) expressive crowd 
D) casual crowd 
A) protest crowd 
B) conventional crowd 
C) expressive crowd 
D) casual crowd

Question 14

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 15

Provide a one-sentence description of the contagion theory of crowd behavior.

Accepted Answer

The contagion theory of crowd behavior s

Question 16

Fads are sometimes called "crazes."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

While gossip may spread throughout a society, rumor is localized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Collective behavior is generally easy to explain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Structural-strain theory claims that social movements

Accepted Answer

A) have no single cause. 
B) begin when there is widespread agreement that society has some serious problem. 
C) often come together following some precipitating factor. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) have no single cause. 
B) begin when there is widespread agreement that society has some serious problem. 
C) often come together following some precipitating factor. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of mass behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) a riot 
B) rumor 
C) a mob 
D) a crowd 
A) a riot 
B) rumor 
C) a mob 
D) a crowd

Exam 23: Collective Behavior and Social Movements

In what way do "new social movements" differ from those in the past?

Some riots are fueled by hate, but some riots are caused by positive emotions.

What is the difference between "rumor" and "gossip"? Give an example of each.

Genocide-the systematic killing of many people-is an example of an "intentional disaster."

Fashion and fads, riots, crowds, mass hysteria, and public opinion are all types of collective behavior.

Which of the following is a correct criticism of new social movements theory?

Political-economy theory links social movements to opposition to the capitalist economy.

Kai Erikson claims that, as serious as many disasters are, they usually are over quickly.

Efforts by activists to get the public to recognize the danger of AIDS in the early 1980s is a good example of what process related to social movements?

Social movements always form among the people who are the most disadvantaged.

Women have been at the forefront of most social movements.

Collective behavior is difficult to study because

A New Year's Eve celebration in a public nightclub is an example of which kind of crowd?

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

Provide a one-sentence description of the contagion theory of crowd behavior.

Fads are sometimes called "crazes."

While gossip may spread throughout a society, rumor is localized.

Collective behavior is generally easy to explain.

Structural-strain theory claims that social movements

Which of the following is an example of mass behavior?

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